“I Learnt To Drive With FRSC Patrol Car”, Says Bisi Kazeem, Newly Promoted Deputy Corps Marshal

“I learnt to drive with FRSC patrol car”, says Bisi Kazeem, newly promoted Deputy Corps Marshal.

Last week, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, approved the appointment of Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem to the rank of Deputy Corps Marshal.

The newly appointed Deputy Corps Marshal, who presently head the Corps Public Education Office, is to represent the Southwest geopolitical zone of the country.

Bisi Kazeem is a seasoned road safety administrator who has held several positions of authority and attended so many courses both within and outside the country.

Speaking on what motivated him to join the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Bisi Kazeem, in an interview with Punch in 2016, said his passion for the job stemmed from his belief in helping humanity.

When asked if he had ever been booked by an FRSC official for anything, he said :

“Not at all. I never had any encounter with them. I had been seeing them on patrol shortly before I joined. In fact, the mode of patrols was a source of inspiration to me because they were always in control. Once they lead you, nobody can overtake your vehicle and they were very neat.”

Speaking on the most interesting experience he had while learning how to drive, he said :

“The most interesting experience was the day I was trying to use a patrol vehicle to learn. At the end of an operation, I just called one of my drivers to take me to a lonely road to teach me. That was actually before I went to driving school. In the process, I hit the vehicle.”

“Back then, if you (as a learner) were caught driving a patrol car, it meant outright dismissal. So, we had to take the vehicle to the panel beater at night. The vehicle was panel beaten and painted at our own expense and returned during the day because if one was caught trying to use a patrol car to learn, not to mention damaging it, the repercussions were dire. It was quite interesting because there was enough fuel to drive the vehicle. I had to use my salary to offset it and I made sure it was returned. Only I and the driver were aware.”

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