FRSC Defers Enforcement on New Number Plate

Daniels Ekugo

The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has suspended the 30 June deadline for a change to the enhanced motor vehicle number plate and driver’s license.

The suspension, according to a statement by Jonas Agwu, Corps Public Education Officer, followed decisions taken by the Joint Tax Board after its meeting held recently in Edo State citing a court judgement against the FRSC in Lagos and Abuja.

“In the light of the court judgement against the FRSC, the board has decided to suspend the 30 June deadline earlier announced for a change to enhanced Motor Vehicle Number Plate and Driver’s Licence pending the outcome of the appeal by the FRSC,” Agwu said.

The FRSC subsequently has directed its commanding officers to explore all available platforms such as motor parks, rallies, advocacy visits and other forms of public engagement in keeping with its 2014 strategic goal of improved public communication and road use education.

The FRSC had in response to an earlier Federal High Court verdict in Lagos on 26 April, affirmed that the court never vacated its statutory powers to design and produce the new number plate but only questioned its powers to fix deadline for enforcement of the new scheme as confirmed by the recent directive from the Joint Tax Board which has the statutory powers to fix prices and set deadlines for implementation of the new number plate and driver’s license.