The
Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has directed the operatives and staff of
the organization to compulsorily possess driver’s license before the end of
January or they would not be paid salary.
It was learnt that the directive has
not gone down well with the staff of the FRSC, especially those who do not have
vehicles.
”It’s like asking Immigration officials to
go and procure travelling documents whether he has money to travel or not,” a
source said.
However, FRSC Deputy Corps Public Education
Officer, Mr. Bisi Kazeem, while speaking with newsmen on the issue on
telephone, explained that the directive concerned only FRSC operatives who
drive but without license, saying that it had nothing to do with payment of
salary.
Kazeem explained that encouraging
operatives to undergo driving proficiency and obtain driver’s license had been
an on-going internal policy of the FRSC, adding that there were laid down
sanctions to be meted on those who failed to comply.
”It will be very wrong for an FRSC official
to arrest someone for driving without a driver’s license when he himself does
not have. It’s just making sure we put our house in order,” he said.
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