FRSC issues 1,334 new driver’s licences in Osun

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Osun on Monday said it issued 1,334 driver’s licences to motorists in the state in August.

Muhammad Husaini, the State Sector Commander of FRSC, announced the figure to the NAN in Osogbo.

He said the figure was a compilation of applicants for new driver’s licence and those upgrading to new ones.

According to Husaini, “information on new driver’s licence are uploaded into the FRSC data base and it is only licences issues by the commission that are certified authentic”.

He, therefore, called on motorists not to patronise touts or middlemen in processing or procuring their licences.

According to him, “any driver’s licence procured without the bearer going to the commission’s office for physical image capturing and provision of bio data is not authentic”.

“Anybody using a driver’s licence procured through payment to a middle man without making a physical appearance at the commission’s registration and capturing office is using a fake driver’s licence,” he said.

He also said there were procedures to follow in procuring the document and upgrading old ones.

He said whoever intended to apply could get more information by contacting the commission or visiting its web site.

He warned motorists not to patronise any middleman or touts in procuring their licences, stating that the commission had not authorised anybody to act on its behalf.

He said that anybody caught using a fake licence on the road would be apprehended, stating that using of fake document was an offence.