FRSC Scrambles For Solutions As Number Plate Scarcity Hits Nigeria

The corps marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, says adequate measures are being taken to address issues associated with the current scarcity of number plates nationwide.

Mr Mohammed also said the issues associated with the nationwide issuance of driver's licences would also be addressed.

The FRSC boss said this on Thursday in Abuja while inspecting the FRSC strategic facilities at Wuse, Kado, and Gwagwalada.

Mr Mohammed commended the federal government's investment and President Bola Tinubu's administration for enhancing the Motor Vehicle Administration in the country.

He said FRSC would soon meet with the Joint Tasks Force (JTF) and other partners, to address the challenges of production and distribution of FRSC products and services.

The FRSC boss said, "Within the few days I assumed office, I received a series of complaints from the general public concerning the National Driver's Licence (NDL) office. We are not unaware of their pains and suffering, and that necessitated our on-the-spot assessment of the uniform licence care facilities in FCT.

"We have visited the NDL centre in FCT. We have visited the print farm where the licenses are being produced and are here at the plant where number plates are produced. Equally, we have identified the problems. The problems are in two categories. We have the internal problems and the external problems."

Mr Mohammed added, "The internal problems are more administrative, and we have set up administrative measures and processes to tackle the problem so that we can reduce the suffering of the public. The external problems are more technical and financial.

"We are going to sit down with our technical partners and our supervisors to fashion out how we are going to find solutions to all those problems."

The FRSC boss maintained that the new administration would highlight new initiatives that would improve traffic management across the country.