BY INNOCENT ANABA

A lawyer, Mr. Emmanuel Ofoegbu, Tuesday, filed a suit before a Federal High Court Lagos, against the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, challenging the issuance of number new plates for motorists.

The applicant is seeking a declaration that the threat by the respondents to arrest and impound the vehicles of motorists, who failed to acquire the new numbers from Oct. 1, is unconstitutional.

In his statement of facts, the applicant averred that the old plate numbers were issued under the provisions of the National Road Traffic Regulations (NRTR) 2004.

He said that the NRTR 2004, is a subsidiary legislation made under the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) Act, Laws of the Federation as revised in 2004.