President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed the Deputy Corps Marshal (DCM), Finance and Accounts, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Ali Biu, as the Acting Corps Marshal as Boboye Oyeyemi bowed out of service on July 24
The former Corps Marshal (CM), FRSC, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, said this while handing over at the FRSC headquarters on Monday in Abuja.
This is contained in a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM), Bisi Kazeem, on Monday in Abuja.
Oyeyemi said that Buhari appointed Biu as the Ag. CM with effect from July 24 wishing him a successful tenure and he assumed office.
Speaking, the board Chairman, Mallam Bukhari Bello, congratulated the appointed Ag. CM, urging him to sustain the tempo and ensure the mandate of the Corps was acted upon.
Bello said that the former Corps Marshal, Oyeyemi, laid a good foundation and legacy urging the appointed Ag. CM to carry out the vision effectively.
The Ag. Corps Marshal appreciated the management of FRSC and the Presidency for the appointment, pledging his diligence and zeal in carrying out the FRSC mandate effectively.
Biu promised not to let the system down, adding that he would strive that mandate of FRSC was pursued vigorously in line with the objective.
Biu, until his appointment, was the Deputy Corps Marshal, DCM Finance and Account at the FRSC headquarters.
He joined the FRSC in 1988 and has had a fruitful career working across several formations.
He holds a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Ahmadu Bello University and was the Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Finance and Accounts in 2014 before becoming the DCM in 2016.
Highlights of the event were attendance of important dignitaries, transport sectors, Wole Soyinka, Secretary General to the Federation (SGF) Mustapha Boss among others.
The Former Corps Marshal, FRSC, Boboye Oyeyemi had retired on Sunday, July 24 from service.
He remains the First Corps Marshal to be pulled out of service and the last founding fathers of the Corps.
