The 1988 No.45 Decree Reads:
An act to establish the Federal Road Safety
Commission with responsibility for preventing and minimising accidents on the highways and clearing obstructions on any part of the highways and for educating drivers,motorists and other members of the public generally on the proper use of highways,and to provide for other matters connected there with.

To the contrary FRSC has systematically shifted away from a life-saving body to a full revenue "exploitative" body. It has taken over the issue of National Drivers Licence which was hitherto a role religiously performed by the Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO). It has also taken over the printing and sell of National Plate Numbers of Vehicles. As if this is not enough FRSC has changed the National Drivers Licence(NDL) 3times within 23years and has changed the National Plate Number (NPN) twice. Each change is accompanied by increase in charges culminating to the New Drivers Licence (NDL) to be changed at the rate of N6,350 while a plate number alone goes for N12,500.

To make matters worse,they are not efficient while carrying out their self "acquired"roles. In Benue State for instance,there are hundreds of people whose temporary licence have expired and the original ones have not been issued. The Direct Data Capture Machine has not captured a single person for the past one month. Just yesterday,people have been sent text messages to complete their vehicle registration with no specification,thereby throwing the general public and motor licence authorities into confusion.

Therehas been an issue where FRSC,instead of enforcing the use of safety helmets went into selling of such. They have taken over the job of the Police and VIO in checking vehicle papers. What then is the reason for keeping VIOs. The case is worse at State levels. Do we still need FRSC with its all exploitations?

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The federal civil service is bloated,corrupt,inefficient , resource consuming and antiquated
It requires a wholesale dismantling.