President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, to lead Nigeria’s delegation to the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Improving Global Road Safety holding at the UN General Assembly Headquarters in New York, United States. The FRSC, in a statement……
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, to lead Nigeria’s delegation to the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Improving Global Road Safety holding at the UN General Assembly Headquarters in New York, United States.
The FRSC, in a statement on Tuesday, July 21, by its Deputy Corps Commander and Corps Public Education Officer, Osondu Ohaeri, said the move underscores Nigeria’s commitment to global efforts aimed at reducing road traffic deaths and injuries by 50 per cent before 2030.
The high-level meeting, which brings together heads of state, ministers, policymakers and road safety experts, is focused on accelerating the implementation of commitments under the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety.
Representing President Tinubu at the plenary session themed, “Scaling Up and Accelerating Implementation of Commitments to Halving Road Traffic Deaths and Injuries by 2030,” Mohammed presented Nigeria’s national statement and reaffirmed the country’s commitment to strengthening road safety through improved governance, investment, innovation and international collaboration.
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According to the statement, the Corps Marshal highlighted reforms undertaken by the Federal Government to improve road safety, including strengthening the capacity of the FRSC, deploying technology-driven enforcement systems, enhancing emergency response mechanisms and expanding public enlightenment campaigns.
“Road safety remains a national political priority under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,” Mohammed said, assuring the international community that Nigeria would continue to collaborate with global partners to build safer roads and save more lives.
The FRSC said Mohammed also highlighted Nigeria’s growing leadership role in Africa’s road safety efforts, particularly the launch of the Nigeria Road Assessment Programme (NigeriaRAP) in partnership with the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP).
The programme, according to the statement, is designed to improve road infrastructure safety through the globally recognised Safe System Approach.
The Corps Marshal also pointed to Nigeria’s role as host of the Secretariat of the African Association of Road Safety Lead Agencies (AARSLA), which provides a platform for collaboration, knowledge sharing and institutional strengthening among road safety agencies across the continent.
On emerging transportation trends, Mohammed informed delegates that Nigeria was aligning its transport sector with global sustainability goals through initiatives such as the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Electric Vehicles, while developing safety standards for heavy goods vehicles and new transport technologies.
While acknowledging progress made, the Corps Marshal called for increased international cooperation in areas such as intelligent enforcement technologies, road infrastructure assessment, institutional capacity building and technology transfer.
He urged development partners and the global community to deepen technical support and capacity-building initiatives to help countries achieve the shared target of reducing road traffic fatalities and serious injuries.
The UN High-Level Meeting, convened by the President of the UN General Assembly in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO), is expected to adopt a Progress Declaration to guide global action towards achieving the 2030 road safety targets.
The meeting also reviews progress made by countries since the 2022 Political Declaration and the Fourth Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety held in Marrakech, Morocco, in 2025.