•Warns staff against shaddy deals

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Boboye Oyeyemi has charged the officers responsible for the National Vehicle Identification Scheme under the uniform licensing scheme to work for the sustenance of the integrity of the database on drivers and vehicles, saying that the scheme is critical to national development. He warned them never to engage in any shaddy deals for whatever reasons.

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Addressing participants at a workshop organised for the desk officers in charge of the National Vehicle Identification Scheme at the FRSC Academy Udi Enugu state, Corps Marshal Oyeyemi emphasised the need for them to show efficiency and commitment to prompt uploading of records on registered vehicles to the national database.

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He said that records of all the number plates issued by the state governments must be properly captured on national database to ensure the credibility and robustness of the scheme.

According to Oyeyemi, FRSC as the lead agency for road safety management and administration in the country has responsibility for maintaining credible database on drivers and vehicles. This he said facilitates identification of traffic offenders and those that engage in other heinous crimes but escape justice due to lack of credible biometric data on them and the vehicles they use.

He further stated that with reforms already carried out by the FRSC in ensuring the integrity of the licensing scheme coupled with the emphasis being placed on staff capacity building to improve on the efficiency of the system, he was confident that the contributions of the FRSC to national development would continue to be appreciated.

While stressing the importance of efficient licensing system to national security efforts, Oyeyemi warned staff to avoid acts capable of undermining the integrity of the process, saying that such acts undermine national security efforts. He cautioned that perpetrators would face severe disciplinary measures. “Accordingly, you must never engage in any shady deals for whatever reasons,” he warns.

“You must be patient, meticulous and efficient while uploading information on vehicles to the database to make the process credible. I demand total dedication from you in this task of making the database perform optimally to the expectations of Nigerians,” he added.

Corps Marshal Oyeyemi congratulated the participants for being part of the process that could uphold the much needed integrity of the national database, stating that the efficiency of the system would greatly aid the collective desire to resolve some of the safety and security challenges.