Against the backdrop of the Appeal Court ruling restricting the Federal Roads Safety Commission’s (FRSC) operations to only federal roads, the Commission has indicated interest to appeal the ruling.
The Corps Marshall, Dauda Ali Biu, who gave the indication, noted that acceptance of the meant that the Commission would not be able to embark of rescue operations except on the federal roads.
OPTIMUM TIMES recalls that an Appeal Court sitting in Asaba, Delta state, had in an Appeal No. CA/AS/276/2019: FRSC and Darlington Ugo Ehikim, restricted the FRSC operations to only federal roads.
But the Corps Marshall stated that the Commission would seek stay of execution as well as appeal the decision of the court as soon as it receives Certified True Copy of the ruling.
According to Bui in a statement, “Pursuant to the judgement passed by the Court of Appeal sitting in Asaba, Delta State in Appeal No. CA/AS/276/2019: FRSC and Darlington Ugo Ehikim, wherein the the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) operations were restricted to only federal roads, the Corps Marshal, Dauda Ali Biu has stated the intention of the Corps to seek stay of execution as well as appeal the decision of the court.
“We are aware of the judgement of the Court of Appeal Asaba Judicial Division from the briefing received from our Legal Representatives. However, as at the moment, we are yet to obtain a Certified True Copy of the judgement.
“As soon as we obtain same, we would take time to look at the judgement and make an informed decision on it. Until then, we urge the public to remain calm”.
The Corps Marshal further revealed that the implication of the said judgement as reported in the media is that our personnel would not be able to attend or rescue crash victims on roads other than federal roads
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