In less than 48 hours, the glasses will clink, the drums will roll, as the Federal Road Safety Corps celebrates its 25 years of existence as the lead traffic management agency in Nigeria. Leading the toast will be the man who mid-wifed the Corps, former President Ibrahim Babangida, strongly supported by the C-in-C, President Goodluck Jonathan, with Professor Wole Soyinka, pioneer chairman of the FRSC governing council complementing. From across the globe, renowned specialists in traffic management will be there to celebrate an agency that the World Bank says is a model for Africa.
Now, for the past 17 years of its existence, I have been, not just a keen observer of the tides and waves of this giant organisation, but also an insider, a paid worker, or what is generally known as a regular marshal. I have been privy to the intricacies, challenges, constraints, hiccups and triumphs of staying relevant in a constantly changing traffic environment.
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