The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority (SLRSA) have deepened regional cooperation on road safety with the signing of a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), aimed at enhancing institutional collaboration, knowledge exchange and coordinated efforts to improve road safety across West Africa.
The agreement, signed on Friday at the FRSC National Headquarters in Abuja, reinforces the commitment of both agencies to innovation, capacity building, data-driven road safety management, research, vehicle administration and enforcement.
City Business News reports that the partnership is also expected to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by reducing road traffic crashes and fatalities across the sub-region.
According to a statement issued by the Corps Public Education Officer, Deputy Corps Commander Osondu Ohaeri, the MoU establishes a framework for sustained cooperation between the two road safety institutions and sets a new benchmark for regional collaboration.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, the Executive Director of the Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority, Mr. James Bagie Bio, described the agreement as a defining moment in the relationship between the two organisations.
He praised the professionalism, operational excellence and technological advancement of the FRSC under the leadership of Corps Marshal Shehu Mohammed, noting that the Sierra Leone delegation was impressed by the Corps’ best practices during its visit to Nigeria.
Bagie Bio assured that the agreement would be translated into concrete actions through structured implementation, institutional collaboration and regular progress evaluation.
“This MoU will not gather dust on the shelf,” he said, affirming Sierra Leone’s commitment to ensuring that the partnership delivers measurable road safety outcomes.
Also speaking, the Deputy High Commissioner of Sierra Leone to Nigeria and Deputy Head of Mission to ECOWAS, Major General (Rtd.) Dauda Alpha, commended the transformation of the FRSC, attributing its growing reputation across Africa to the visionary leadership of Corps Marshal Shehu Mohammed.
He described the Corps as a reference point for road safety administration on the continent and said the partnership would further strengthen regional integration and collective efforts to protect lives on African roads.
The signing of the agreement marks another milestone in the FRSC’s drive to expand its international partnerships and position the Corps as Africa’s leading road safety institution.
With the five-year MoU now in force, both organisations are expected to champion a new era of cross-border collaboration, innovation and shared responsibility in advancing safer mobility and sustainable development across the ECOWAS region.
