Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, on Tuesday, inaugurated the committee on the proposed establishment of the National Road Assessment Programme (nRAP).
nRAP is a scheme aimed at enhancing safer road infrastructures and compliment existing efforts geared towards the reduction of road deaths and injuries on Nigerian roads.
In a statement by FRSC’s Public Education Officer, Mr. Bisi Kazeem, he quoted the Corps Marshal as saying that the Road Assessment Programme is an international concept and practice that has gained acceptance in regions and countries around the globe.
He also said that the scheme was targeted to purposely enhance existing road safety engineering practice and create safe road infrastructures for all road users.
Kazeem explained that the programme is a deliberate effort by concerned authorities to assess road infrastructure with a view to improve the safety of roads.
He also said in addition, the main focus of nRAP is placed on improvement of roads for vulnerable road users such as pedestrians, two and three wheeler vehicles, etc.
Upon creation of the nRAP, Kazeem said Nigeria would become an affiliate of the African Regional body and by extension a component of the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP)
While congratulating them for being part of the committee which evolved from the need to encourage maximum collaboration and coordination of strategic infrastructure investment, Kazeem also quoted Mr. Oyeyemi as appealing to them to make meaningful contributions that will enrich the process and improve on our road safety.
According to Mr. Oyeyemi, the scheme would also address the problems bedeviling safer road infrastructures are, the task of road safety is still achievable if the requisite research, technology and expertise are adequately harnessed.
“As such, the establishment of nRAP will not only be a step in the right direction towards the realisation of Pillar 2 of the United Nations Decade of Action on road safety 2021-2030, but also lead to the domestication of the iRAP strategies.”
Members of the committee expressed satisfaction and pledged commitment to the realisation of the mandate bestowed on them, noting that the nRAP is a veritable programme that would enhance the standards of road infrastructures in Nigeria.
The Stakeholder Committee inaugural meeting had, in attendance, the team from the Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr. Remix Adewunmi, who represented the National Institute of Transport Technology, Engr. Garba Aliyu, representing the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Mr. Sita Onyelekwe from the Road Sector Development Team of the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, and Engr. Amos GC who represented Nigeria Institute of Highway and Transportation Engineering among others.
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