Federal Road Safety Corps and Administration of Road Safety in Benue State

Abstract

The purpose of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Nigeria is to make 
highways safe and ensure safety on our roads is guaranteed. In view of 
this the trajectory of the paper was to investigate; Federal Road Safety 
Corps and Administration of Road Safety in Benue State. The paper was 
guided by three objectives and questions. The theoretical framework 
used in the paper is Skinner's behavioural theory of 1950. The theory 
assumes that accidents generally are caused by individuals as a result of 
recklessness. Methodologically, the study depended on both primary and 
secondary sources. The primary sources were based on a self-designed 
questionnaire and Key Informant Interview (KII) while the secondary 
sources were obtained from text books, journals, internet and other 
documents relating to the Federal Road Safety in Benue State. Findings 
show that, the Federal Road Safety Corps was established in Nigeria in 
1988, with the core mandate of ensuring that over speeding and bad state 
of vehicles which result in road accidents are curtailed. It is also evident 
that the FRSC to a large extent is struggling to tackle the safety of roads in 
Nigeria and Benue State in particular. Its challenges include poor 
remuneration, corruption, lack of effective working conditions/tools, 
poor leadership as well as inadequate publicity. The study amongst other 
things recommends that the Federal Road Safety Corps adopts a more 
proactive and community-engaging approach by increasing its visibility 
and accessibility within the locals. Also, provision of standard working 
environments/tools and effective leadership be enhanced