By Theodore Opara

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Boboye Oyeyemi has charged staff, especially those responsible for processing the driver’s licences in the states, on improved service delivery, saying FRSC, cannot afford to fail Nigerians.

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He stated this recently while declaring open a one day sensitization workshop organised for Sector Heads of Drivers’ Licence Centres from the 36 states of the federation, including the FCT.

The Corps Marshal said FRSC placed much importance on staff capacity building in order to prepare them adequately for technical and administrative challenges in their work environment for enhancement of their productivity level, adding that the workshop was the fourth in the series of the training programme organized for the staff since the beginning of the year.

“It is gratifying to note that the workshops had impacted positively on the productivity of the staff,” he stated.

Oyeyemi further stressed the importance of the National Vehicle Identification Scheme and the National Driver’s Licence as platforms for collating the data, unifying the process of acquisition of the licenses and standardizing the procedures with a view to ensuring the integrity of the system.

He disclosed that in line with the peculiar federal system, which Nigeria operates, a tripartite arrangement between FRSC, the state Boards of Internal Revenue and Vehicle Inspection Officers were put in place to give the states full participation in the process leading to the issuance of the licences.

The Corps Marshal listed some of the challenges facing the scheme as non-committal attitudes of some state governments; location of the driver’s licence centres in areas with inadequate security provision for the equipment, leading to cases of theft and disruption of production as well as parallel production of the licences.

Oyeyemi urged the heads of driver’s licence centres to improve on their relationship with members of the public, warning that cases of rudeness or abuse of public trust would not be tolerated from any centre.

“What I demand of you is improved service; making the best use of the training you have received and reciprocating the gestures of providing you with the right equipment and conducive environment to work,” he stated.