The Corps Marshall and Chief Executive, Federal Road Safety Commission, Mr. Boboye Oyeyemi, has announced that the commission would establish 200 driver licence offices in Nigeria to ease the collection of licence.
He said this would increase Federal Government’s revenue through the FRSC.
The Corps Marshall said this at the inauguration of the licence centre in Offa, Kwara State, according to a statement by the state FRSC Information Officer, Mrs. Bridget Asekhauno.
Oyeyemi was quoted as saying it was a step towards sustaining the integrity of driver licence in the country.
The FRSC boss advised drivers in Offa and environs to obtain and renew their driver licences at the new office, rather than travelling to Ilorin or elsewhere to do so.
In a related development, Oyeyemi has urged road users to be more safety conscious, especially during the Christmas and New Year festivities.
Oyeyemi spoke through the Zonal Commanding Officer, Zone RS8, FRSC, Mr. John Meheux, at the 2014 fourth quarterly retreat/December zonal operators meeting in Ilorin on Saturday.
He stated that reckless driving is the greatest challenge the FRSC was having in ensuring road safety.
The Corps Marshall identified human factor as the greatest cause of road crashes in Nigeria.
He urged drivers to be more safety conscious, saying that FRSC will strictly implement road safety rules and regulations.
Oyeyemi said, “As part of our corporate goals, our target is to reduce accident by 15 per cent and fatality arising from accident by 25 per cent.
“If drivers can put their vehicles in other and carry out basic checks on their vehicles, accidents will be reduced.
“We have observed that dangerous driving and overtaking, and all kinds of recklessness have been associated with crashes.
“For this end of year activity, the focus of our men will be to ensure that drivers learn discipline, maintain lane and avoid dangerous driving. We will ensure that vehicles are not over
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