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The Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority (SLRSA) is seeking deeper technical and institutional cooperation with Nigeria as both countries move to strengthen road safety systems and reduce traffic crashes.
SLRSA Executive Director James Bagie Bio made the appeal during a high-level meeting with Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Sierra Leone, Ambassador Ayo Luther-Ogbomode, at the Nigerian High Commission in Freetown on Tuesday, 11 August 2026.
The engagement builds on a five-year Memorandum of Understanding signed in Abuja in July between SLRSA and Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The agreement provides a framework for cooperation in road safety management, capacity building, research, crash data, vehicle administration, enforcement and public education.
Bio used the meeting to acknowledge Nigeria’s longstanding experience in road safety administration and the role of the FRSC model in the development of Sierra Leone’s road safety institution.
He also appealed to Luther-Ogbomode to use her office to support SLRSA’s efforts to improve road safety and make roads and road use safer for the public.
The July agreement followed a three-day working engagement in Nigeria led by Bio, during which the Sierra Leone delegation visited FRSC facilities and held discussions with senior officials. The SLRSA and Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding aimed at deepening collaboration in road safety management, capacity building, research, data-driven interventions, vehicle administration, public sensitisation, and enforcement. The partnership was presented as an opportunity for both institutions to translate knowledge exchange and technical cooperation into practical road safety measures.
Under the MoU, the two agencies agreed to cooperate on officer training, crash investigation, emergency response, road safety education, crash data collection and analysis, digital licensing, vehicle inspection, speed enforcement technology and road safety audits. The agreement also provides for study visits, technical assistance and cooperation on cross-border road safety.
Luther-Ogbomode welcomed the engagement and emphasised the importance of strengthening bilateral relations between Sierra Leone and Nigeria, particularly in areas that directly affect the safety and well-being of citizens.
The meeting provided an opportunity for the two sides to examine how the recent SLRSA-FRSC agreement could be supported through broader bilateral engagement.
For SLRSA, the renewed cooperation with Nigeria represents an effort to draw on established road safety expertise while strengthening its own institutional capacity.
The Authority has continued to pursue partnerships aimed at improving road safety administration, enhancing enforcement and developing systems that can contribute to safer mobility across Sierra Leone.
The latest engagement therefore adds a diplomatic dimension to the technical partnership already established between SLRSA and FRSC, with both countries seeking practical ways to turn their shared road safety commitments into action.
