By Michael Ofulue, Osogbo

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Shehu Mohammed, has approved the redeployment of three newly appointed Deputy Corps Marshals, two Assistant Corps Marshals, and 24 Corps Commanders to key departments and corps offices.

However, Ekiti, Plateau, Katsina, Kano, Kaduna, Minna, Kogi, Bayelsa, Taraba, Jigawa, Osun, Imo and Zamfara states all got new sector commanders.

The deployment was said to be a boost to existing efforts of the Corps towards creating a safer motoring environment and achieving more effective performance.

The Public Education Officer of the Corps, Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide, in a statement made available to newsmen in Osogbo, said the deployment was part of a strategic initiative targeted at ensuring full realisation of the corporate strategic goals of the Corps for the year 2025.

He said, “The redeployed senior officers, Deputy Corps Marshal (DCM) Aliyu Datsama, fsi, the erstwhile Assistant Corps Marshal in charge of Special Duties and External Relations Department, is to henceforth oversee the affairs of the Department of Motor Vehicle Administration.

“DCM Pauline Olaye, who was in charge of the Project Implementation Office at the National Headquarters, is to take over Special Duties and External Relations, while the Deputy Corps Marshal, Technical Service Department (TSD), DCM Ahmed Tahir Hassan, fdc, is to remain as DCM, TSD, at the National Headquarters, Abuja.”

He added that the Corps Marshal also approved the redeployment of Assistant Corps Marshal Godwin Omiko, Ph.D., the erstwhile ACM, Motor Vehicle Administration Department, to now head the Project Implementation Office, while the Assistant Corps Marshal in charge of Corps Safety Engineering Office, ACM Emmanuel Dung, is to resume duty as ACM, Motor Vehicle Administration, at the National Headquarters.

Ogungbemide, however, said the Corps Marshal had also graciously appointed, for the first time in the history of the Corps, a female Corps Commander, Ann Oladayo Odeleye, fsi, as Zonal Commanding Officer, RS Zone 2 Lagos, in acting capacity, covering the general operational areas of Lagos and Ogun states, respectively.

He expressed confidence in the capacity and experiences of the newly redeployed senior officers to deliver on their mandate, as he charged them to bring their professional expertise to bear for impactful leadership.

According to the statement, the redeployment takes immediate effect.