The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority (SLRSA) have signed a five-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen regional collaboration on road safety across West Africa.

The landmark agreement, signed on Friday at the FRSC national headquarters in Abuja, is expected to enhance institutional partnerships, knowledge exchange, and coordinated efforts to improve road safety in the sub-region.

This is contained in a statement issued by the corps public education officer, Osondu Ohaeri, on Friday in Abuja.

Mr Ohaeri said the agreement reinforced both agencies’ commitment to innovation, capacity building, research, vehicle administration, enforcement, and data-driven road safety management practices.

According to him, the collaboration is designed to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by reducing road traffic crashes and fatalities across West African countries.

He described the agreement as another milestone in the efforts of the corps marshal to expand the FRSC’s international partnerships and strengthen its position as a leading road safety institution in Africa.

Mr Ohaeri added that the MoU would pave the way for a new era of cross-border cooperation, innovation and shared responsibility in promoting safer mobility and sustainable development.

Speaking at the ceremony, the executive director of SLRSA, James Bagie Bio, described the partnership as a defining moment in the relationship between both organisations.

He commended the professionalism, operational excellence and technological advancement of the FRSC under the leadership of Corps Marshal Shehu Mohammed, describing the agency as a model for others.

Mr Bio said members of the Sierra Leone delegation were inspired by the corps’ best practices and expressed confidence that the agreement would yield practical and measurable results.

“Through structured implementation, institutional engagement and regular progress evaluation, this MoU will not gather dust on the shelf.

“Sierra Leone is determined to transform the partnership into measurable road safety outcomes,” he said.

Also speaking, Sierra Leone’s deputy high commissioner to Nigeria and deputy head of mission to ECOWAS, Dauda Alpha, hailed the transformation of the FRSC in recent years.

Mr Alpha attributed the corps’ growing continental reputation to the visionary leadership of the corps marshal and commended its emergence as a reference point for road safety administration in Africa.

“This partnership is a strategic bridge that would further consolidate regional integration and collective efforts towards safeguarding lives on African roads,” he said.

(NAN)