The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps has begun a two-day training for driving school proprietors and instructors in the North-East towards entrenching highway safety in the region and Nigeria.
Malam Shehu Mohammed, stated this during the 2025 national workshop for driving school proprietors and instructors held in Gombe, on Thursday.
The Corps Marshal who was represented by Mr Samson Kaura, the Sector Commander, FRSC Gombe State Command, said that the training was aimed at engaging no fewer than 80 driving school operators in the region as part of the agency’s move to improve standards of driver and rider training in Nigeria.
Mohammed said that it was imperative to train the operators as their acts could also contribute to human errors that cause crashes.
According to him, the workshop provides all stakeholders opportunity to collectively address human-related errors which he described as the leading cause of road traffic accidents.
The FRSC boss also warned driving school operators against engaging in sharp practices aimed at boosting their profit while compromising safety on roads.
He said that there was need for driving school operators to prioritise professionalism and improved road safety.
He stated that driving school operators were critical stakeholders in efforts at ensuring highways safety as they were the first point of contact between would-be drivers and the culture of road safety.
He said it was in view of that the agency is strengthening capacity of these operators while cautioning them against practices that could undermine safety on roads.
He said that FRSC has been training driving school operators through its Driving Schools Standardisation Programme (DSSP) aimed at improving quality, uniformity and integrity of driver training nationwide.
“However, there are still significant gaps as some schools continue to cut corners; some prioritise profit over safety.
“Some struggle with infrastructural deficits, regulatory compliance and the professional development of their instructors,” he said.
Mohammed commended driving school operators in the country, describing them as “partners bound by a shared mission: to produce drivers and riders who value human life, obey traffic laws and who contribute positively to the national economy.”
The Corps Marshall called on the operators to appreciate the responsibility they owe to the society through credible discharge of the tasks and upholding the ethics and standards of the profession.
He expressed optimism that standards in the operations of driving schools would improve tremendously after deliberations at the workshop.
Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State commended FRSC for ensuring sanity on the road through its DSSP, a gesture he said would strengthen highway safety.
Yahaya, represented by his deputy, Manassah Jatau, also called for drug testing on road users in the country, noting that some crashes were under the influence of drugs.
Mr Victor Akpan, the Gombe State chairman of Driving Schools Association commended the FRSC for organising the training, stressing that it would assist them in improving the standard of driver and rider training in the North East and Nigeria.
Our correspondent reports that the theme of the workshop is : “Entrenching Highway Safety in Nigeria Through Standardised Drivers and Riders Training.”
