BEVERLY HILLS, September 16, (THEWILL) – The Federal Road safety Corps, FRSC, has approved redeployment of Ojeme Ewhudjakpor, a Deputy Corps Marshal who was formerly at the Technical Services and Special Duties Department, to head the Operations Department.
According to a statement issued by the FRSC, which the FRSC Corps Marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi, said was in line with consolidation process, Ewhudjakpor, who hails from Delta State, becomes the first woman in the history of the FRSC to hold such exalted position following the retirement of Deputy Corps Marshal Abu Adei from public service.
Before her appointment, she had served in various capacities as Sector Commander in several States of the federation, Zonal Commander as well Head of several departments at the headquarters and was also the first woman to rise to the position of Assistant Corps Marshal in the history of the FRSC.
Ewhrudjakpor is a graduate of UNILAG with a Master’s Degree from the University of Ibadan and is also an Alumni of the National War College.
The statement added that 32 senior officers comprising two Deputy Corps Marshals, seven Assistant Corps Marshals, 13 Corps Commanders and 10 Deputy Corps Commanders were affected in a major redeployment of its personnel by the FRSC.
The former Deputy Corps Marshal, Special Marshals and Partnership, Ahmed Hassan has been moved to the Special Duties and Partnership Department while Olu mike Olagunju, Zonal Commanding Officer in charge of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara state commands is now posted Assistant Corps Marshal, Command Administration and Strategy in Headquarters.
Out of the 7 Assistant Corps Marshals who were redeployed, former Assistant Corps Marshal, Command Administration and Strategy, Victor Nwokolo has been appointed as Head, Special Marshals Section while former Assistant Corps Marshal, Technical Services and Special Duties, Gumi Aliyu is now Head of Section, Federal Operations.
The recent exercise also shows that 8 new Sector Commanders were redeployed by the Corps: Corps Commander Ayabomi Omiyale (Kogi State), Corps Commander David Mendie (Gombe State), Corps Commander Edward Zamber (Enugu State), Corps Commander Peter Osadebamwen (Ondo State), Corps Commander Angus Ibezim (Jigawa State), Corps Commander Oladele Clement (Ogun State) among others.
Story by David Oputah
