Umuahia — For effective delivery of the federal government's policies and programmes all ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) have been called upon to emulate the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), which performs its statutory functions with total commitment, zeal and utmost sense of responsibility.

The call which was made by a non-governmental organisation, Abia Flyers, after a meeting of its executive committee in Umuahia, noted that FRSC under the leadership of Osita Chidoka has assiduously worked to reduce the carnage on the nation's highways over the last two years.

President of Abia Flyers, Pastor Godwin Nsoibe, who spoke with our correspondent on the outcome of the group's meeting, explained that officers of FRSC have reacted promptly once accidents occured and attend to victims thereby helping to save lives and also clearing the road for easy flow of traffic.

He insisted that it was the belief of Abia flyers that MDAs should begin to adopt peer review mechanism and borrow a leaf from the ones performing well like the FRSC so that service delivery would be enhanced in government business to the benefit of Nigerians.

Nsoibe, who is also a cleric, maintained that the achievements of Chidoka had shown that President Umaru Yar'Adua had "looked beyond the Nigerian mentality" when he gave him the job of heading the FRSC, adding that meritocracy should be elevated far above mediocrity in national appointments.

Pastor Nsoibe also pointed out that much improvement have been recorded in traffic management in the nation's major cities like Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt where vehicular movements have become less cumbersome unlike in the past.

However he faulted the continued recognition of driver's license as the major identification by most banks in the country, citing the case of a student who was denied cashing a cheque even when he had his school identity card as the bank staff insisted on driver's license.