Another Court Stops FRSC From Imposing New Drivers Licences, Plate Numbers On Motorists

A Federal High court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday restrained FRSC from imposing the new driver’s licence and vehicle particulars on motorists whose documents have yet to expire. The court declared as illegal and unconstitutional the commission’s threat to begin the arrest and prosecution of motorists who were yet to obtain the new driver’s licences and number plates.

Delivering judgment, Justice Adeniyi Ademola, held that the FRSC lacked the constitutional power to compel vehicle owners to renew their vehicle particulars which had yet to expire.

It would be recalled that a Lagos Federal High Court had on March 26, declared that the new number plates introduced by FRSC were unconstitutional and could not be enforced. The judge, Justice James Tsoho, had held that the FRSC could not force Nigerians to acquire new number plates by impounding vehicles without the backing of a legislation to that effect.