he Federal Road Safety Corps has backtracked on
its plan to clamp down on vehicle owners who have
not procured its new number plate and driving
licence by August 1,2014.
The agency said it has not fixed a deadline for a
nationwide enforcement of the new vehicle number
plate and driver’s license, and cautioned its
commanding officers against clamping down on
motorists.
The Lagos State Sector Commander, FRSC, Chidi
Nkwonta, had said that the corps would commence
the enforcement in violation of a Federal High Court
order which ruled that the corps had no
constitutional power to compel Nigerians to
procure the new number plate and driver’s license.
But the corps in a statement in Abuja on Sunday,
stated that it still stands on its earlier deferment of
the enforcement in obedience to a court order on
the matter.
The statement by the Corps Public Education
Officer, Julius Agwu, said that the FRSC would
continue to abide by the decision of the Joint Tax
Board which suspended the enforcement of the
enhanced Motor Vehicle Number Plate and the
Driver’s License pending the outcome of the appeal
by the FRSC.
It said, “For avoidance of doubt, the Corps wishes
to state that it still stands on the earlier resolve to
defer enforcement of the new number plate and
driver’s license following the suspension of the 30th
June 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
license.
“The Board had decided after its 129th meeting
held on 23rd and 24th April, 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 30th June, 2014 deadline earlier
announced for a change to enhanced Motor Vehicle
Number Plate and the Driver’s License pending the
outcome of the appeal by the FRSC.”
The agency directed its Commanding Officers to
defer enforcement in keeping with the JTB
suspension and the court ruling pending the
determination of the appeal.
The corps urged motorists to renew their driver’s
and vehicle licenses as they expire in line with
extant provisions of the law.
www.punchng.com/news/frsc-suspends-planned-enforcement-of-new-number-plate/

God bless agwu and will finish lagos corps marshal,hungry man

Display of cheap popularity of by overzealous civil servant.

Huuummmm

Tomorow anoda court will fixed 31st sept deadline. They should just 4get d issue of deadline and go on issuing d new number plate and licence.