Contrary to earlier reports, the Federal Road
Safety Commission, FRSC, has said it has
no plan to begin the enforcement of the
new number plates on 1 August, 2014.
It would be recalled that the Lagos State
Sector Commander of FRSC, Chidi Nkwonta,
had insisted that the FRSC had decided to
go ahead with the enforcement of the new
number plates and drivers’ license
following a June 30 judgment by the
Anambra State High Court.
He said: “This new judgment made it very
clear that as from August 1, FRSC should
impound. So, Nigerians must
discountenance that first misleading
judgment and take this one because we are
going to continue enforcement as from Aug.
1, 2014. We never asked anybody to stop
(processing licences). Anybody who
stopped ab initio stopped at his own peril.
Neither did the court ask anybody to stop,
that judgment never said anybody should
stop.
“So anybody who did so did it at his own
risk and the deadline was supposed to be
June 30. Now we have extended it to
August 1, because we needed to go on
appeal on the other matter. But right now,
there is another judgment which says we
can go on. So, while we are still waiting for
the appeal we are going to go on with this
other judgment”.
According to a statement released on
Sunday, 27 July, 2014, the FRSC said that
it had suspended its earlier decision to
enforce the new number plates following a
court judgment against it.
“Contrary to media reports, the Federal
Road Safety Corps wishes to reiterate that
it has not fixed a deadline for a nationwide
enforcement of the new number vehicle
number plate and driver’s license,” the
FRSC said in the statement.
“This is coming on the heels of inundated
media reports and on-line publications of a
proposed plan by the FRSC to commence a
nationwide clamp down on vehicle owners/
motorists from 1st August, 2014 for non-
compliance with the directive on the new
vehicle number plate and driver’s license,” it
added.
FRSC said that it had decided to abide by
the decision of the Joint Tax Board, JTB,
an umbrella body of State Chairmen of
Boards of Internal Revenue, statutorily
mandated to determine road taxes
including prices of number plates and
driver’s license.
“For the 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,” the FRSC said.
“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:
a. ‘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”
b. ‘The States Internal Revenue Service, the
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the
Vehicle Inspection Offices (VIOs) have been
encouraged to put all necessary logistics in
place to improve Motor Vehicle registration
and issuance of Driver’s License in order to
build a comprehensive database.’
“In the light of the above, the Corps wishes
to reiterate 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 licenses as they expire
in line with extant provisions of the law,”
the statement added.
Two federal high court judgments had ruled
against the Commission’s plan to enforce
the new number plates describing it as
illegal and unconstitutional.

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the height of corruption..... definitely money has changed hands,and the populace can as well go to hell.

We no go gree.

FRSC are correct armed robbers inside uniform, they are still chasing how to force people to collect that rubbish number and still urging old number users to renew their particulars. what if they win the case in court, are they going to subtract renewer-fee out of the new number fee. Afterall may God help them to loose the case, Amen.

I hope this thread makes front page so naira landers can know and stand up to any overzealous road safety personnel that might want to take advantage of ignorance.