New number plates and licences on hold.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has suspended the issuance of new number plates and driving licences.
This was contained in a statement signed by Corps Commander Neobong Akpabio.
In the statement, the FRSC said all the reports in the newspapers about the number plates came as a surprise to them.
“The attention of the FRSC has been drawn to conflicting news reports by some media, insinuating non-compliance with the National Assembly’s resolutions regarding the production of new driving licences and number plates,” the statement said.
“Since the resolution last year, the FRSC stopped the production of the new licences and number plates, pending the resolution of the contending issues by the appropriate authorities.
“The FRSC is therefore alarmed by reports creating an impression of non-compliance. For the avoidance of doubt, the Corps wishes to reiterate that as a creation of the National Assembly and an organisation that operates on the mantra of the rule of law, it will not do anything to undermine the authority of the National Assembly.”
The Senate had on Wednesday ordered the commission to stop issuing new vehicle number plates and drivers’ licence.
The lawmakers had condemned the indiscriminate fees charged by Corps on the new number plates and drivers’ licence.
This was contained in a statement signed by Corps Commander Neobong Akpabio.
In the statement, the FRSC said all the reports in the newspapers about the number plates came as a surprise to them.
“The attention of the FRSC has been drawn to conflicting news reports by some media, insinuating non-compliance with the National Assembly’s resolutions regarding the production of new driving licences and number plates,” the statement said.
“Since the resolution last year, the FRSC stopped the production of the new licences and number plates, pending the resolution of the contending issues by the appropriate authorities.
“The FRSC is therefore alarmed by reports creating an impression of non-compliance. For the avoidance of doubt, the Corps wishes to reiterate that as a creation of the National Assembly and an organisation that operates on the mantra of the rule of law, it will not do anything to undermine the authority of the National Assembly.”
The Senate had on Wednesday ordered the commission to stop issuing new vehicle number plates and drivers’ licence.
The lawmakers had condemned the indiscriminate fees charged by Corps on the new number plates and drivers’ licence.
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