Abuja - The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has revealed that the driver of the late Minister of State for Labour, James Ocholi had no valid driver's license.
The agency on Wednesday submitted an interim report to the Federal Executive Council on the crash that killed Minister of State for Labour James Ocholi, his wife and son.

FRSC Corps Marshall Boboye Oyeyemi, who presented the report, said the investigation team discovered that over speeding led to the accident which occurred Sunday on the Kaduna-Abuja Road.

Oyeyemi told the Federal Executive Council that the investigation also showed that Ocholi's driver had no licence.
President Buhari as well as the Ministers of Labour, Agriculture, Water Resources, State for Health, State for Niger Delta, State for Foreign Affairs paid glowing tributes to the late minister.

Secretary to the Government of the Federation Babachir Lawal said the president had approved that the burial "is government affair".

He said a 13-man burial committee chaired by himself had been set up with Ministers of Labour, Health, Water Resources and Trade and Investment as members.

Other members of the committee include Ocholi's sister and brother, Kogi State deputy governor.

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Theres no need having a driver license because the FRSC can't question the driver of a minister.

Is it that he had no drivers license or the license had expired.

oga sir,

How
does
driver's
license
prevent
ACCIDENT

They can now blame the driver for the crash because he is not alive to defend himself..smh

Does having a Driver's license qualify someone to be a good driver in a country like Nigeria, where even a cripple can be issued Driver's license after some "settlements". I got my first Driver's license when I never knew how to drive just because I needed it as an ID Card for business transactions. This is not an excuse in a crazy clime like Nigeria. It was his time to die whether Driver's License or no driver's license.

Unfortunate

2rutalk1:
Does having a Driver's license qualify someone to be a good driver in a country like Nigeria, where even a cripple can be issued Driver's license after some "settlements". I got my first Driver's license when I never knew how to drive just because I needed it as an ID Card for business transactions. This is not an excuse in a crazy clime like Nigeria. It was his time to die whether Driver's License or no driver's license.

Typical Naija, everything is predetermined, then why bother creating a system or making things better since it won't change anything?

and whose fault? didn't they interview him before giving him the Job? and what's the criteria for employing a driver? mtchew. medicine after death

[size=14pt]FRSC is stupid for making such statement... May be DL is another life line or Airbag that could have protected them from dying... [/size]

thank God I Have a valid driver's license.... I can fire dey go... no fear of accident... is that What dey are trying to say

FRSC should be ashamed to say this.

That's what happened when you overlook a qualified person for an employment and employ your paddi weda the person qualify or not.

And how is that the yardstick for the accident??

I drove without a license for 5 yrs until I fixed mine 6 yrs ago but I am a very skilled driver..

Mr FRSC,ur point is??

Sometimes I wonder if it's "Driver's license or Driving licence

Hei!! No license.

Yet the family is claiming foul play in his death.

The man has died let him rest in peace than bringing up unnecessary stories to smear the driver and other Nigerians!
This is accident and it's unplanned for. How many people have died with drivers license and insurance papers?
For God sake let the Ocholi's Rest in Peace.
Death is a necessary end of all mortals, when it will come it will come .

This is a silly remark by the FRSC....

If Ocholi's life had been spared, would FRSC have come up with this indicting report?

I can bet the driver wasn't the one allotted to the minister,its a trend to see most officials failing to use drivers given to them,but instead use a driver they were using before they came into prominence.

Does it matter when even a blind man can get a driver's license once you pay money

alot of people who have never turned a steering wheel have valid driver's license soo FRSC shld shut up they have failed Nigerians

hmmmmm
so what do we do about it now, do you want to arrest the driver.

Siberia101:
Theres no need having a driver license because the FRSC can't question the driver of a minister.

gbam! Well said . As if they would have stopped him

Way over the top!!!

Lies

;. Rabbish, so are u (guys) telling us that av no Driving Licence de stop accident from doin What a such mess...

DEXTROVERT:
oga sir,

How
does
driver's
license
prevent
ACCIDENT

Receive Sense

You people take bribe and give licence to unworthy people and Nigerian driving licence is worthless anyway. So what's your point?