OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos
Cdr. Seni Ogunyemi, the TRACE Commander General, Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement, Agency, TRACE, has at a Press briefing in Abeokuta to mark the countdown to his retirement, gave account of his stewardship since assuming responsibilities as the head of the Agency in 2015.
The TRACE Commander General used the event held at the Agency's headquarters at Ajebo Road, Abeokuta to recount his stewardship since assuming responsibilities as the Agency's boss in 2015, while declaring that the week long event is a 3-in-1 celebration, involving his retirement activities, comemorating the 20th year of the creation of the TRACE Agency and the hosting of the 10th annual Corps Commander's Conference.
Ogunyemi started by giving praises to Allah for his successful years and times at the Agency and to thank Prince Dapo Abiodun, the State Governor, for the opportunity to serve in that capacity, describing TRACE as a seed planted 2 decades ago and has now germinated and blossomed, symbolizing the Agency's resilience, dedication, relevance, and collective
commitment of operatives, road users, stakeholders, sister agencies and the government of Ogun State.
With a sense of pride, Cdr. Ogunyemi averred that TRACE started from a humble beginning in 2005 to becoming a vital organ in the promotion and propagation of road safety, traffic management, and public enlightenment in Ogun State, saying TRACE has evolved into a model agency, unique in style, dress code, methodology, and admired within and beyond the State as a beautiful bride, adding, these two decades have been defined by dedication, innovation, community engagement, and strategic partnerships under his leadership.
He said, "we have worked
tirelessly to build public trust, improved assess to commerce, reduce road crashes, instill
discipline among road users, professionalized the traffic officer’s career and saved lives as well
as property
"My stewardship in TRACE has better equipped the agency in Human Capacity
Resource Management, Material/Equipment Resource Management and Information/Public
Enlightenment Resource Management. Under Human Capacity Resource Management, TRACE under my watch was professionalized
with better career prospects for officers and men through training and retraining programmes." He added.
Cdr. Ogunyemi went on to speak about the improved internal operational and administrative structure with several collaborative organs, including the TRACE
Special Operation Force Unit, TRACE Whistle Blower Initiative and the TRACE Emergency Traffic
Services (TETS), all contributing to prompt and timely response to
rescue/emergency services, saying, "these has led to 41.11% reduction on total number of crash cases;
31.25% reduction in total number of fatalities and 29.49% in the total number of serious cases."
This is beside expansion of TRACE, through the creation of additional 27 Operational Commands, made up of 7 Area Commands, 12 Deputy Area Commands and 8 Corridor Commands, across the
geo-political traffic pattern of the state, with TRACE having 66 Commands
across the Ogun 18 major traffic corridors, Cdr. Ogunyemi said.
On Information/Public Enlightenment Resource Management, Ogunyemi said the advocacy drive through various media platforms has helped
to create a strong social network within the operatives and the larger society.
Talking about challenges, he admitted that the journey has not been without challenges, "but through commitment and
collaborative effort, we have made remarkable progress. One of our greatest challenge, apart
from patrol vehicles, tow vehicles, power bikes and other safety tools is inadequate staff strength which is being addressed by the government with the approval to recruit 1000 new officers."
Speaking about his retirement, Ogunyemi said, "My
retirement is not an end, but the beginning of a new chapter for me, and for TRACE. Permit me to thank His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Ogun State, Prince (Dr) Dapo
Abiodun, CON, for his constant support, past and present administrations for believing in the
vision of TRACE.,,"
Ogunyemi also appreciated the media for their continued partnership in pushing the Agency's message to the
general public, particularly the motoring public.
He ended up with appreciation remarks for the Engr. Noimot Akindele-Salako, Deputy Governor of Ogun State and the Chairman of the Ogun State Road Safety Advisory Council, Mr. Tokunbo Talabi, the Chief of Staff to the Ogun State Governor, Dr. Toyin Taiwo, State Head of Service, Mr. Kehinde Onasanya for their collective roles in promoting and
sustaining growth in the transportation sector of the state.
With special appreciation going to Engr. Gbenga
Dairo, FNSE, Commissioner for Transportation, for his pioneering efforts in rebuilding, rebranding and repositioning the
transportation sector in Ogun State, Ogunyemi said.
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