Boboye Oyeyemi | |
---|---|
Corps Marshal and Chief Executive of Federal Road Safety Corps (Nigeria) | |
In office 2014 –July 24, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Osita Chidoka |
Succeeded by | Dauda Biu (Acting) [1] |
Personal details | |
Born | Boboye Olayemi Oyeyemi 26 November 1960 Ibadan,Oyo State |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Political party | Non-Partisan |
Boboye Olayemi OyeyemiOFR,mni,NPom (born 26 November,1960) was Corps Marshal of Federal Road Safety Corps (Nigeria) from July 2014 to July 2022. [2] [3] His appointment was renewed by the President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari for a second and final term which took effect from 24 July 2018. [4] [5] [6]
Boboye was born in Ibadan but hails from Oke Ero local government area of Kwara State. [7] He attended Baptist Primary School Ibadan,where he got his First Leaving School Certificate in 1975 and Christ High School Ibadan for his West African Senior School Certificate Examination in 1980. In 1983,he got his National Diploma in Electrical engineering and a Higher National Diploma in 1986 both at The Polytechnic,Ibadan. He did Postgraduate Diploma in transport management in 1993 and Master of Public Administration in 1995 both at the University of Lagos. [8] In 2016,he got his Doctorate degree in Public Administration from the University of Nigeria,Nsukka. [9] [10]
On 23 July 2014,former president Goodluck Jonathan appointed Boboye Oyeyemi as the Corps Marshal of Federal Road Safety Corps (Nigeria),replacing Osita Chidoka who was appointed Minister of Aviation. [11] [12] On 12 June 2018,President Mohammadu Buhari re-appointed him to serve a second tenure of four years beginning from 24 July 2018. [6] [5] [13] . This appointment made him the first career officer to head the Corps as all previous Corps Marshals had been outsiders appointed on the decision of Presidents.
Boboye remains one of the few Nigerians appointed to head a Federal Government Agency by a president from one political party,and have his tenure renewed by a different president from another political party.
Chief Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu is a Nigerian politician who is the 16th and current president of Nigeria. He was the governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007,and senator for Lagos West in the Third Republic.
Federal Road Safety Corps is the Government Agency with statutory responsibilities for road safety administration in Nigeria. Founded in 1988,the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) operates in all Nigerian states as well as the Federal Capital Territory and is the leading agency in Nigeria on road safety administration and management. The statutory functions include:Making the highways safe for motorists and other road users as well as checking road worthiness of vehicles,recommending works and infrastructures to eliminate or minimize accidents on the highways,and educating motorists and members of the public on the importance of road discipline on the highways.
Hadi Abubakar Sirika is the former Minister for Aviation of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He is a former Member House of Representative,and former Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,where he represented Katsina North Senatorial District under the platform of Congress for Progressive Change in 2011 election cycle. Sirika held the position of vice-chairman of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Committee set by the Nigerian Senate.
Festus Egwarewa KeyamoSAN FCIArb is a Nigerian lawyer,columnist and human rights activist who serves as the minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development of Nigeria. In April 2018,Keyamo was appointed as the director of Strategic Communications of the 2019 re-election bid of President Buhariand later appointed minister of State for Labour and Employment.
Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa,OFR is a Nigerian judge and former President of the Nigerian courts of appeal.
Olukayode Ariwoola is a Nigerian jurist and justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria who serves as the chief justice of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He was formerly a justice of the Nigerian courts of appeal and on 22 November 2011,he was appointed to the bench of the supreme court of Nigeria. He was appointed substantive chief justice of Nigeria on 27 June 2022 following the resignation of incumbent chief justice Tanko Muhammad and formally confirmed chief justice by the Nigerian Senate on 21 September 2022.
Sadique Baba Abubakarpsc (+) DFS GSS fwc fdc(+) MSc is a retired air marshal in the Nigerian Air Force and former Chief of the Air Staff of Nigeria.
Ohimai Amaize is a Nigerian journalist with a multi-sectoral background that spans anti-corruption,youth advocacy,civil society,political campaigns,brand development,communications strategy and governance.
Osita Benjamin Chidoka is a Nigerian politician,public servant and administrator. He was Nigeria's Minister of Aviation under President Goodluck Jonathan and also served as Corps Marshal and Chief Executive of the Federal Road Safety Corps under President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Oyeyemi is a Yoruba given name. Loosely interpreted,it means "the kingship belongs to me".
Boss Mustapha is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who served as Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) of Nigeria from 2017 to 2023,and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.
Pius Olakunle Osunyikanmi is the current director general of Directorate of Technical Aid Corps of Nigeria,since August 15,2013.
Olusegun Awolowo Jr.,is a Nigerian lawyer,he was the executive director of Nigerian Export Promotion Council,from 2013 to 2021. He is the grandson of former Nigerian nationalist,socialist and statesman,Chief Obafemi Awolowo. In July 2021,he was unanimously elected as the President of National Trade Promotion Organizations (TPOs) from ECOWAS member States.
Ahmed Joda OFR,CON,CFR was a Nigerian administrator who rose through the administrative cadre of the Northern regional government and then the federal civil service to retire as Permanent Secretary,Ministry of Industries. During the administration of the youthful Yakubu Gowon,he was considered to be among a group known as super Permanent Secretaries.
National Traffic Radio is a Nigerian radio station owned by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and broadcasting on 107.1 MHz to Abuja.
Akin Fadeyi Foundation (AFF) is a Nigerian not-for-profit established in 2016 and focuses on using technology,media and communication tools to tackle corruption. It promotes civic engagement,transparency and accountability in Nigeria through its FlagIt corruption-reporting app,campaigns,and media awareness program. It is the convener of a nationwide anti-corruption crusade,Corruption Not-In-My-Country which has been endorsed by European Union,United Nations,and the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Simon Patrick Obi is a Nigerian road safety advocate and development enthusiast. He is the founder of GreenLight Initiative,a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing road safety. He is a UN Global Road Safety leader.
Professor Abubakar Olanrewaju Sulaiman is a Nigerian academic and public officer. He is the current Director General at the National Institute of Legislative and Democratic Studies. He was former Minister of National Planning of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from July 2014 to May 2015.
Sunusi Musa,SAN is a Nigerian human rights activist,lawyer,and politician. He is known for his work in various legal cases and his involvement in political movements in Nigeria.
Bashir Y Jamoh,is the Former Director General Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency has over 37 years of professional and technocratic experience in the transportation and maritime sectors of the Nigerian economy. He had worked in Kaduna State Government before transferring his service to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency in 1994. He is the Former executive director,finance and Administration in Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency,The Author of Harnessing Nigeria's maritime Assets-past present and future.