The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, has approved the appointment of Assistant Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Muhammed Kabo, to the rank of Deputy Corps Marshal.
The new appointee, who was unveiled via a statement on Wednesday, is to represent the North East geopolitical zone.
Akume also approved the promotion of 818 other senior, intermediate and junior officers.
This was contained in a statement released by the FRSC spokesperson, Jonas Agwu, on Wednesday.
The statement partly reads: “The promoted officers include; eight Corps Commanders promoted to the rank of Assistant Corps Marshal, 56 Deputy Corps Commanders to the rank of Corps Commander and 63 Assistant Corps Commanders to the rank of Deputy Corps Commanders.
“Others include; 10 Chief Route Commanders promoted to Assistant Corps Commanders, 63 Superintendent Route Commanders to Chief Route Commanders as well as 186 Route Commanders elevated to the rank of Superintendent Route Commander.
“In addition, the SGF also approved the promotion of 89 Deputy Route Commanders to the rank of Route Commander as well as 343 Assistant Route Commanders to the rank of Deputy Route Commander.”
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In his remarks, Akume enjoined the promoted officers to rededicate themselves and show more commitment to achieving the corporate mission of the Corps which is to eradicate road traffic crashes and create a safer motoring environment in the country.
On his part, the Corps Marshal, Dauda Biu, congratulated the newly elevated officers for their excellent performances during the exercise, noting: “Every promotion comes with greater responsibilities.”
Big also admonished those who could not obtain promotion this year “to keep faith alive and hope for the best as opportunities still abound for promotion in the future”.
