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C. S. Lewis, the renowned British novelist and poet, once famously said, “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” These words hold true for a remarkable individual who has accumulated valuable knowledge and experience in road safety and has chosen to set up a driving and safety consultancy in order to offer top-notch services to his clients, for skillfully trained drivers. Mr. Lekan Morakinyo may not be able to change where and how a driver learnt to drive, but he is determined to help individuals and organizations train their drivers so that they can become better road users, with a positive impact on society. The CEO of Providence Driving and Safety Consultancy was born on August 21, 1963, at Minna, in Niger State. He attended Baptist Grammar School, Igbaja, Kwara State. He was at the Polytechnic Ibadan briefly for a 2-year National Diploma Programme (ND) in Mass Communication, from where he left for Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, for his BSC in Psychology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, for his Masters degree in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice.
He got enlisted as Assistant Route Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, in 1992.
Courses he had attended before:
- Commanders’ Basic Course at Efon Alaye
- Train the Trainers Course, FRSC Academy, Jos
- Intermediate Leadership Course, Sherri Hills, Jos
- Pointman Leadership Course, Ibadan, Strategy Course for commands; Responsibilities, Institute for policy and Strategic Students, Kuru, Jos;
- Southwest Regional Security course, organized by NDA (Nigeria Defense Academy), Lagos.
- Several seminars and workshops
Positions he held at different times during his service years in FRSC:
- Patrol Team Leader
- Unit Head of Training
- Sector Head Policy Research and statistics
- Sector Head of Training
- Staff Officer Operations
- Unit Commander
- Zonal Head, Motor vehicle Administration
- Sector Head, Admin and Human Resources
- Sector Head of Operations
- Zonal Head, AHR
Mr. Lekan Morakinyo has contributed to Knowledge through his book: “The Nigerian Road User: His Rights, Duties and Liabilities.”
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