Contrary to media reports, the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has said it has not fixed a deadline for the nationwide enforcement of the new vehicle number plate and driver’s licence.
This is coming on the heels of the media reports and on-line publications of a proposed plan by the FRSC to commence a nationwide clampdown on vehicle owners and motorists from August 1, for the non-compliance with the directive on the new vehicle number plate and driver’s licence.
For avoidance of doubt, the commission, in a statement signed by the Corps Public Education Officer, Jonas Agwu, Assistant Corps Marshal, stated that it still stands on the earlier resolve to defer enforcement of the new number plate and driver’s licence following the suspension of the June 30, 2014 deadline for a change to the enhanced motor vehicle number plate by the Joint Tax Board which is statutorily mandated to determine road taxes including prices of number plates and driver’s licence. The Joint Tax Board, Agwu said, is an umbrella body of the state Chairmen of Boards of Internal Revenue.
He said the board had decided after its 129th meeting held on April 23 and 24, 2014 at the headquarters of Edo State Internal Revenue Services in Benin that: “In the light of the court judgment against the FRSC, the board decided to suspend the June 30, 2014 deadline earlier announced for a change to enhanced vehicle number plate and the driver’s licence pending the outcome of the appeal by the FRSC.”
“The states Internal Revenue Service, the FRSC and the Vehicle Inspection Offices (VIOs) have been encouraged to put all necessary logistics in place to improve vehicle registration and issuance of driver’s licence in order to build a comprehensive database.”
In the light of the above, Agwu said the corps re-iterated an earlier directive to its commanding officers to defer enforcement on the deadline, in keeping with the JTB suspension and the court ruling pending the determination of the appeal.
“Motorists are however urged to renew their driver’s and vehicle licences as they expire in line with extant provisions of the law,” he said.
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By Yemi Akinsuyi.
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