Senate orders FRSC to suspend issuance of new driver’s licences & number plates
The Nigerian Senate and House of Representatives yesterday directed the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) to immediately suspend the implementation of the new driver's licence and vehicle number plates on the grounds that the innovation is creating further hardship for Nigerians.
God bless you NASS. What the heck do we need new vehicle number plates and driver's license for when the ones we got a few months back doesn't expire till 2014? Why the re-introduction of new plates that costs so much to get? Why can't they wait till 2014 when the one we are using now expires? This country sha!
someone somewhere is going broke,some way of making fast money because they know people will rush it when mandated just like they did with the helmet abi na helment.
FRSC is very funny. When an organization rolls out a new model of a thing which they want everyone to use. Those with the old model just bring the old one and exchange it. Only those who are getting it for the first time pay for it. That is what you see when there are new Naira notes. Old ones are exchanged. But FRSC has turned itself into a money making venture. What a shame.I really can’t understand why more than 140 million people are taken for a ride by a cabal of opportunists. Is it that poverty has driven the moral courage of average Nigerian that we can’t unite and come out in the streets?.where were this senate before now. How is it that the people’s right of existence is given them as a favor and these people have meted out poverty to the general public that we don’t have a choice but to accept any rubbish?. I applaud the senate without negating the fact that they all have hands in the demise of Nigeria as a nation. As far as am concern this is not a nation but a feudal estate where the privileged exact their power on the masses. But, one day is coming and that day is near when these men shall be the abhor of all Nigerian.
If you need another evidence that this nation is lawless, it is this. Making a change to a national entity without approvals from the necessary corridors as they say. All they did with this change is put a map of Nigeria (as if we don't know where the plates are coming from) and then the last 3 alphabets are switched with the first two and they call that new. There are articulated trucks on the road with bad tires, cars emitting enough smoke to kill a small elephant, drivers going about like mad men and not enough road education. The only thing they can think about is new number plates. How does that bring about safety to me while on Lagos roads filled with potholes and death traps?
Linda I'm glad you wrote this article. Truly,Im boiling inside me because I was made to pay the sum of N33,000 yesterday at the Ojodu-Lagos Road safety office just to get a new vehicle number plate, vehicle registration and other registration I was compiled to do for one small car. God go help us for Naija
wicked people, wicked government, after collecting all d monies what wl u use all for?? have u heard that Kufour for president of Ghana just had a spinal chord surgery (successful o) in Accra hospital, how many of our leaders can stay in Nigeria if they have malaria, as all f them dey travel go take treatment na there dem dey kpeme, God wl surely deal wt each and everyone bringing untold hardshiip into millions of Nigeria, may they all suffer for what they r stealing from us, we shd be enjoying like all the oil rich arab countries but for our wicked leaders, end time has come, if u people dont repent, God will eliminate u one by one ISEEEEE
Shows that we still have some sensible people in power. @ Linda, so you snap your plate number to show us you've bought the new one abi??? Bigz chik(**no Hatin things oo)
Linda, licence tags do not expire, rather, its the Drivers' License (DL) that expire. I am of the opinion that upon the renewals of DLs by Nigerians let them issue the new licences and compel all of us to undergo the registration process. Same should apply to the licence plates, new car owners should register with the new formats.
I Δσητ̲̅ av respect for dz FRSC marshalls I remb when I was still learning how to drive on my way 4rm work a̷ marshall just jumped in 4rnt of my car and ordered me to park for routine check....twasnt funny dat day my mum and husband almost tore him to pieces for doing dat....I could av jux ran ova him cos afterall I wz still a̷ learner...smh..nd d nerve of the idiot to ask for my drivers license, I wz stupefied totally..#smh#
Linda you talk as if everybody's licence would expire the same day, what happens between when your licence expires and mine that expired last month. They should just reduce the price that's all. Its a very good scheme. But I know they just want to make a lot of noise so they'll get a share of the pudding after all what has come out of the petroleum industry probe. Mtcheeew
I still feel the introduction is a novel idea that should be supported. We as Nigerians need to take into cognizance incidents of multiple suicide bombings that pervadeded the polity in recent time.
There should be a better approach to the idea rather than succumbing present users to the financial rigours obtaining new driving license and plate numbers, when my present driving is very much active.
I guess paying a token shouldn't be out of place or better still, follow same pattern adopted by the immigration service in phasing out old passport.
Hey Linda, i guess this is the first good decision taken by the legislatures in this year 2012. For goodness sake, which one are we to focused on-fuel scarcity, new number plate, new driving licence or what to eat?
Useless Nass why didn't they stop them before they commenced d issuance.what would happen to the millions that have already purchased the license plate!
Useless Nass why didn't they stop them before they commenced d issuance.what would happen to the millions that have already purchased the license plate!
they are just looking for ways to make money out of nigerians....its not fair oh!! God is watching Nigerian leaders sha and there day of reckoning is coming.
It seems that FRSC is out of job or it is only trying to go commercial. This not just happening, hope we all remember the days of compulsory reflective sticker for all cars even when all your break lights are in perfect working condition. For God's sake let us ask ourselves: How old is this so called ' old number plates'? The first time they change to the so called old plate we were told it was 'computer plate number' that will carry the car owners' information. Few months later came another business venture for FRSC: the compulsory ENCODING the story as usual it will also carry car owners' information. For God's sake, from reflective stickers to the new drivers license number plates, ARE THEY REALLY NECESSARY ?Hardship! Hardship!! Hardship!!! On Nigerians. Enough is enough, VIO, FRSC pleas get job
Lemme share this post i got 4rm Nairaland on this, No mind the fools once im fed up with them i go just go shop buy pemanent marker or chalk take design my own plate number
why i go pay 45k for plate number go paste am for my VW Beetle wey i buy 40k last week ?
God punish FRSC AND THE STUPID SENATORs. After them don clean out make all the money wey dem wan make abi after people like me don suffer buy car suffer to number am and get new license awon ole oshi.Linda is this news? make i no change am for you o. RUBBISH.
R u sure this is for real??????Hope they r not waiting for FRSC to give them egunje first, and then go back on their word. I really don't trust these guys. If its for real though, that would save us some money, cus my license is expiring next year.
someone somewhere is going broke,some way of making fast money because they know people will rush it when mandated just like they did with the helmet abi na helment.
ReplyDeleteFRSC is very funny. When an organization rolls out a new model of a thing which they want everyone to use. Those with the old model just bring the old one and exchange it. Only those who are getting it for the first time pay for it. That is what you see when there are new Naira notes. Old ones are exchanged. But FRSC has turned itself into a money making venture. What a shame.I really can’t understand why more than 140 million people are taken for a ride by a cabal of opportunists. Is it that poverty has driven the moral courage of average Nigerian that we can’t unite and come out in the streets?.where were this senate before now. How is it that the people’s right of existence is given them as a favor and these people have meted out poverty to the general public that we don’t have a choice but to accept any rubbish?. I applaud the senate without negating the fact that they all have hands in the demise of Nigeria as a nation. As far as am concern this is not a nation but a feudal estate where the privileged exact their power on the masses. But, one day is coming and that day is near when these men shall be the abhor of all Nigerian.
ReplyDeleteNo minddem linda!! Thank God ,I havnt rushd to get mine,pple dt just gt deirs wd b extremely burnt!!hahahaha! Dis nigerian pple sef
ReplyDeleteMek sense. In always thought it wasnt justifiable.
ReplyDeleteIf you need another evidence that this nation is lawless, it is this. Making a change to a national entity without approvals from the necessary corridors as they say. All they did with this change is put a map of Nigeria (as if we don't know where the plates are coming from) and then the last 3 alphabets are switched with the first two and they call that new. There are articulated trucks on the road with bad tires, cars emitting enough smoke to kill a small elephant, drivers going about like mad men and not enough road education. The only thing they can think about is new number plates. How does that bring about safety to me while on Lagos roads filled with potholes and death traps?
ReplyDeleteWell the Morons in the NASS know the people are closing up on them. Very soon we would start going to their houses to deal with them.
ReplyDeleteMe Like! These FRSC and VIO guys have exploited Nigerians enough.
ReplyDeleteWe tank God 4 Nass. Bt i wonda if FG tinkz b4 imposin some policies on citizens.
ReplyDeleteNa today.
ReplyDeletefor once, we've heard something positive from NASS
ReplyDeleteLinda I'm glad you wrote this article.
ReplyDeleteTruly,Im boiling inside me because I was made to pay the sum of N33,000 yesterday at the Ojodu-Lagos Road safety office just to get a new vehicle number plate, vehicle registration and other registration I was compiled to do for one small car.
God go help us for Naija
wicked people, wicked government, after collecting all d monies what wl u use all for?? have u heard that Kufour for president of Ghana just had a spinal chord surgery (successful o) in Accra hospital, how many of our leaders can stay in Nigeria if they have malaria, as all f them dey travel go take treatment na there dem dey kpeme, God wl surely deal wt each and everyone bringing untold hardshiip into millions of Nigeria, may they all suffer for what they r stealing from us, we shd be enjoying like all the oil rich arab countries but for our wicked leaders, end time has come, if u people dont repent, God will eliminate u one by one ISEEEEE
ReplyDeleteShows that we still have some sensible people in power.
ReplyDelete@ Linda, so you snap your plate number to show us you've bought the new one abi??? Bigz chik(**no Hatin things oo)
Linda, licence tags do not expire, rather, its the Drivers' License (DL) that expire. I am of the opinion that upon the renewals of DLs by Nigerians let them issue the new licences and compel all of us to undergo the registration process. Same should apply to the licence plates, new car owners should register with the new formats.
ReplyDeleteSee me see wahala oh. I did not know that number plates expire. Abeg this naija must collect money at all cost don dey tire me.
ReplyDeleteI Δσητ̲̅ av respect for dz FRSC marshalls I remb when I was still learning how to drive on my way 4rm work a̷ marshall just jumped in 4rnt of my car and ordered me to park for routine check....twasnt funny dat day my mum and husband almost tore him to pieces for doing dat....I could av jux ran ova him cos afterall I wz still a̷ learner...smh..nd d nerve of the idiot to ask for my drivers license, I wz stupefied totally..#smh#
ReplyDeleteF..king awesome! Nice one from the chums @ the senate. I applaud 'em.
ReplyDeleteIt was just a means 4 them to siphone money!!!
ReplyDeleteLinda you talk as if everybody's licence would expire the same day, what happens between when your licence expires and mine that expired last month. They should just reduce the price that's all. Its a very good scheme. But I know they just want to make a lot of noise so they'll get a share of the pudding after all what has come out of the petroleum industry probe. Mtcheeew
ReplyDeleteI still feel the introduction is a novel idea that should be supported. We as Nigerians need to take into cognizance incidents of multiple suicide bombings that pervadeded the polity in recent time.
ReplyDeleteThere should be a better approach to the idea rather than succumbing present users to the financial rigours obtaining new driving license and plate numbers, when my present driving is very much active.
I guess paying a token shouldn't be out of place or better still, follow same pattern adopted by the immigration service in phasing out old passport.
My 2 cent contribution.
Hey Linda, i guess this is the first good decision taken by the legislatures in this year 2012. For goodness sake, which one are we to focused on-fuel scarcity, new number plate, new driving licence or what to eat?
ReplyDeleteUseless Nass why didn't they stop them before they commenced d issuance.what would happen to the millions that have already purchased the license plate!
ReplyDeleteUseless Nass why didn't they stop them before they commenced d issuance.what would happen to the millions that have already purchased the license plate!
ReplyDeletethey are just looking for ways to make money out of nigerians....its not fair oh!! God is watching Nigerian leaders sha and there day of reckoning is coming.
ReplyDeleteIt took them this long, after enough money has been wasted and to realize fellow nigerians are being subjected under untold hardship gives me malaria.
ReplyDeleteThank God.Awon ole jati jati!
ReplyDeleteFRSC sells plates for 7500 to the state governments. State governments make 24,000 pet plate for registration. Mumu FRSC no go hall say fowl.
ReplyDeleteFRSC sells plates for 7500 to the state governments. State governments make 24,000 pet plate for registration. Mumu FRSC no go hall say fowl.
ReplyDeleteIt seems that FRSC is out of job or it is only trying to go commercial.
ReplyDeleteThis not just happening, hope we all remember the days of compulsory reflective sticker for all cars even when all your break lights are in perfect working condition.
For God's sake let us ask ourselves: How old is this so called ' old number plates'? The first time they change to the so called old plate we were told it was 'computer plate number' that will carry the car owners' information. Few months later came another business venture for FRSC: the compulsory ENCODING the story as usual it will also carry car owners' information.
For God's sake, from reflective stickers to the new drivers license number plates, ARE THEY REALLY NECESSARY ?Hardship! Hardship!! Hardship!!! On Nigerians.
Enough is enough, VIO, FRSC pleas get job
My worry is that would the FRSC comply? Too many organisations are taking the Nigerian senate with levity these days
ReplyDeleteLemme share this post i got 4rm Nairaland on this,
ReplyDeleteNo mind the fools
once im fed up with them i go just go shop buy pemanent marker or chalk take design my own plate number
why i go pay 45k for plate number go paste am for my VW Beetle wey i buy 40k last week ?
God punish FRSC AND THE STUPID SENATORs. After them don clean out make all the money wey dem wan make abi after people like me don suffer buy car suffer to number am and get new license awon ole oshi.Linda is this news? make i no change am for you o. RUBBISH.
ReplyDeleteThey should not suspend it. The scheme should be scrapped. Thieves!!
ReplyDeleteR u sure this is for real??????Hope they r not waiting for FRSC to give them egunje first, and then go back on their word. I really don't trust these guys. If its for real though, that would save us some money, cus my license is expiring next year.
ReplyDelete