Senate has ordered the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC to stop issuing new vehicle number plates and driver’s license.
The order was upon the adoption of a motion on new number and driver’s sponsored by Senator Dahiru Kuta and 19 others in which they condemned the indiscriminate fees charged by the FRSC on the new number plates and driver’s license.
Senators during the consideration of the motion on Wednesday described the new vehicle number plates issued by the commission as illegal noting that act that set up FRSC does not empower it to issue number plates.
Moving the motion, Kuta lamented that FRSC has abandoned it primary mandates of ensuring safety on Nigeria roads by turning itself into revenue generating agency.
Kuta said, “The commission was not established principally as a revenue generating agency for states or Federal Government, but the commission in recent times has embarked on frequent and arbitrary introduction and reintroduction of vehicle number plates and driver’s licenses.
“The new driver’s license which the commission launched in 2011 is now issued for N6000 as against the N3000 while the new number plates have suddenly jumped from N5000 to an astronomical N15, 000.
“The exorbitant cost of the driver’s license and vehicle plate number is meant to financially improvised Nigerians because the amount is exploitative, prohibitive and insensitive for a population that is already facing challenges of harsh economic conditions.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Na now sense enter una heads, or is dere mis understanding blw senate and FRSC on hw 2 eat de moni- may God hav mercy
ReplyDeleteat times, it baffles me who are{is} actually running dis nation cos we jst do tins and get away with. Imagine, is it now dat is dawn on d SENATE dat d FRSC isn't empowered by law to be a revenue generator.....sorry, does dat tells dat us dat there are active and sensitve senate in ds country. Mercy after death, i wonders if our leader are not ashame.....only GOD will save dis nation, i look forward to hearing the senate stand on dis inhuman act.
ReplyDeleteFRSC needs to be reminded what there primary assignments and duties are, instead of building their own abridged version of Police #20 of extorting citizens of the sinking great nation.
ReplyDeleteGood thing the senate is awake now (for what ever reasons) but lets just pray that they don't go back on there word after both parties have sat behind closed doors and exchanged "brown envelopes".
ReplyDeleteOh Lord God, we put Nigeria and Nigerians into Thy Hands......HELP US LORD!!!
This days FRSC officer does stop and search and collect N200 even much higher than police N50. I think it's high time they been reminded of the good FRSC we used to know.
ReplyDeleteA country where every institution has become a law unto itself.
ReplyDeleteGod save Nija!!!
whether Senate intervene early or not is quit immaterial in this context. the fact is that it is still time to correct and stop FRSC from increasing the price of both plate numbers and drivers' license. For me, if there is any need for both new plate number and drivers' license let the price remain the same or has a little change. God bless Nigeria
ReplyDeleteI hope this is not their usually way of deceiving the public like they use to. i just hope so!
ReplyDeleteCan not wait for the final outcome of this. If the price of obtaining a driver`s licence is affordable, I see no reason why Nigerians will be producing fakes. 65% of Driver`s licence in Nigeria is totally fake and the reason is not far fetched.
God help us Nigerians!
My prediction.senate will allow frsc to continue with the progamme after some 'ghana must go' bags and promises of % cuts have been exchanged. Efcc should investigate.
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