FRSC chief urges sacrifice, strong determination
Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Boboye Oyeyemi has advised all those with clear vision about life to show determination and be prepared to make sacrifices in order to realise their dreams.
Oyeyemi stated this in response to goodwill messages and encomiums poured on him by friends and well wishers who held a reception in his honour in the aftermath of his award of degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Public Administration by the University of Nigeria Nsukka at its 46th Convocation held over the weekend.
According to Oyeyemi, anyone that desires good things in life must be prepared to bear with difficulties, hurdles and obstacles that could discourage him from actualising his dream.
He stresses, however, that with conviction about the rightness of one’s action and determination built on self sacrifice, nothing is impossible to achieve in life.
The Corp Marshal disclosed that contrary to belief in some people that he commenced the programme recently, he had been on it for close to 14 years within which he had gone on different postings and undertaken challenging assignments in the Corps, adding that his determination to complete it was sustained till he acquired the certificate.
“Let me thank all of you for this honour done to me today through the reception. I want to use this opportunity to clear the air on how long it took me to complete the programme. For the avoidance of doubt, I started it in 2002, but shortly after my first seminar presentation, I was posted out of Abuja to Yola. It actually took me 14 years to finally complete it last year,” he stated.
The Corps Marshal thanked all those that contributed in one way or the other to the realisation of the dream, assuring that he would willingly share the knowledge with others.
He further noted that his motivation for aggressive pursuit of knowledge was never to enhance his career in the FRSC; saying he did not need PhD or higher degree to attain a particular position. Rather he said, his love for knowledge and desire to share it with others was what kept him focused over the years.
MIKE OCHONMA