Contrary to the interim report of the investigations of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) into the accident in which the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, James Ocholi, his wife and son died, it has emerged that the driver of the ill-fated vehicle, Taiwo James Elegbede, actually had a driver’s licence.
Some of the other drivers at the transport department of the Ministry of Labour and Employment claim that Taiwo is a licensed driver and has served the ministry for about 25 years.
The FRSC had claimed that Taiwo had no licence as his name was not found on the database of the organisation.
But the sources, who are Taiwo’s colleagues at the ministry, faulted the FRSC’s pronouncement.
They also claimed that the Lexus 570 SUV in which the minister died was given to the ministry by the presidency through the office of the Head of Service.
They claimed further that when the vehicle in question was released from the presidency, they were not allowed to examine it in order to determine its condition before putting it to the late minister’s use.
They argued that the vehicle was not one of theirs and as such, there was the need for it to go through maintenance before being used for such a long journey as the one that eventually turned fatal last Sunday.
A senior colleague of Taiwo, who did not want to be named, told our reporter that he and others were disappointed at the statement of the FRSC’s Corps Marshal, Mr Boboye Oyeyemi.
According to him, the FRSC boss was at the ministry to meet with the officials on Wednesday, but he was surprised at Boboye’s statement at the Federal Executive Council meeting as it was contrary to “what he told us.”
Taiwo, according to his colleagues, was a Higher Works Superintendent and was highly professional on his job.
They said he had also gone for a mechanical/electrical engineering course at the training school in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
They also attested to his character as a committed staff member who adhered to the ethics of his job.
For example, they said Taiwo drove one of the permanent secretaries in the ministry, Dr Timiebi Koripamo-Agary, for more than eight years without any incident.
“In fact, when Mama Agary left the ministry, she still requested for his service because Taiwo is very good. He was released and was with the former permanent secretary for almost six years after she had left this ministry, until we said ‘enough is enough’ and recalled him,” one of his colleagues said.
He showed photocopies of all the staff members’ driver’s licence, including Taiwo’s, which he, however, said expired on January 15, 2016 along with some of his colleagues’ and that they had all gone to renew them since the last two months “but the process is being delayed as usual” by the FRSC.
“To say that Taiwo has no driver’s licence is very unfortunate. Yes, this is the copy. It expired in January and we have already started the renewal process, but the FRSC would tell you that you can only get a new one three months after you apply. Even if they say this one is fake, they should ask themselves, because it is produced by them and it is their property. They should tell us how and why,” the source said.
He accused the FRSC of making such a damaging pronouncement against Taiwo, who was injured in the accident, in order to blame him for the crash.
His colleagues said Taiwo has chest pain and is still lying ill at the hospital and, therefore, it is not true that he was the one who took pictures that was circulated on social media.

http://tribuneonlineng.com/ocholi’s-driver-had-licence-frsc-is-processing-renewal-—colleagues

Lobatan.

SO FOR THE TIME BETWEEN EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL, DRIVERS ARE ACTUALLY UNLICENSED?
OMASE O! SLOW LICENSE PROCESSING IN NIGERIA DON MAKE FRSC GIVE FALSE INFORMATION

They have been infected with the spirit of lai

FRSC should have been silent on the matter; now they have been exposed.

i said it

[color=#000099][/color]Here everything is always on a slow process

Here everything is always on a slow process

Stupidity in this country is stupendous!

mackhunter77:
SO FOR THE TIME BETWEEN EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL, DRIVERS ARE ACTUALLY UNLICENSED?
OMASE O! SLOW LICENSE PROCESSING IN NIGERIA DON MAKE FRSC GIVE FALSE INFORMATION

If your driver's license is going through the renewal process, FRSC would normally give you a temporary slip. You can even check the validity of your driver's license on the FRSC website. If you procure your license without going to the FRSC and having your biometrics captured, it is fake. It doesn't matter if you can drive well.

emiwanlee:
They have been infected with the spirit of lai

Who's is lying here. The authority for issuance of drivers license said they have no record of him and you want to believe his colleagues who perhaps procured their fake license in cheaper and quicker way.

kITATITA:


Who's is lying here. The authority for issuance of drivers license said they have no record of him and you want to believe his colleagues who perhaps procured their fake license in cheaper and quicker way.

You mean that all drivers in that ministry have fake driver's licence? I think that does not make sense! If that is true then FRSC needs to be seriously probed.

It can't just be that FRSC was saying the truth before. Spirit of Linus!

sinkhole:
You mean that all drivers in that ministry have fake driver's licence? I think that does not make sense! If that is true then FRSC needs to be seriously probed.

You too can check if the photocopied license provided by his colleagues is genuine or fake. Go to FRSC website https://www.nigeriadriverslicence.org/ . Go to DL Application. From the drop down menu select Re-issue of Driver's license and impute the information required. It requires only drivers license number and date of birth and search. I just did

Date of first issue, 2013?

Lol..it is obviously fake.

If that is not his first license, then truly his name isn't in their database.

My own date of first issue is 2004 and I'm still young.

You are absolutely correct. I just ran a check and its not in the database. They claim he's been working with them for 25 years. The license also states that he's not required to wear glasses while driving but we can see from the picture that the man has sight issues.

Dem don appoint Lai Mohammed as frsc boss ni?

Too many lies in this govt.

That is to say- his license EXPIRED, which means he had NO license while driving a SAN lawyer.

I believe What his colleague said Because When I renewed
my driver's license, I waited close to 6 month before I was called for capturing (just ordinary picture and thump scan )......


secondly, is frsc saying once ur license expired or due for renewal ,u are automatically an inexperienced driver......lolzzz


Anyway This doesn't cause for argument... run check is registration number from their data, If It's there, it would bring out is profile...... That's How I confirm mine When I Did it..

How will you say he doesn't have license?

sainthumble:
[color=#000099][/color]Here everything is always on a slow process

Wetin u expect... Baba go slow is in power..

Liars everywhere!

Hmmm

It's obviously fake

But they told us that he doesnt have license?

So many conflicting issues-
Date of first issue on the License shown above is 2013 and in Plateau. Meanwhile it's said he drove a federal permanent secretary for 6-8 years,question now is was he driving the P.S without a driver's licence?

NIGERIA my country......

It is a fake driver's licence issued hy some unscrupulous personnels of FRSC and V.I.O. That's the reason his details could not be found In their database. The driver could not havr been living and working in the F.C.T and the driver's like licence bears Plateau State. I have been a victim of fake driver's licence.

I just checked it on https://www.nigeriadriverslicence.org and the licence is fake. Before FRSC could come out with such info, they must have done their homework by querying their data base for such as info. FRSC is one of the para military agencies I respect so much.