A Word for FRSC Boss, Oyeyemi

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission, Boboye Oyeyemi and his men have decided to inflict more pain on vehicle owners across the country, following Oyeyemi’s directives to his men to impound vehicles without its new preposterous Number Plate. For most of this week, Oyeyemi’s men were on the roads harassing and extorting money from vehicle owners without the new Number Plate.

My dear Oyeyemi, I doubt if you know that Nigerians are already going through hell, with the excruciating economic condition of the country. Notwithstanding, you want them to cough out a minimum of N42,000 for a new Number Plate. Are you unaware that new vehicle license, Insurance and Road Worthiness Certificate would be required alongside a new Number Plate? Aside the financial burden on Nigerians, I am very sure that your FRSC lacks the capacity to provide new Number Plates for the millions of vehicles on Nigerian roads at the same time. So, why put vehicles owners through more traumas in an era of economic crisis?

My dear Oyeyemi, are you unaware that there is an appeal at the Supreme Court against the judgement you are relying on, to implement this new Number Plate policy? Why don’t you allow the Supreme Court to make a finale pronouncement before implementing this notorious new Number Plate policy?

For me, acquisition of new Number Plate should be optional. Only owners of new vehicles should obtain the new number plates. The National Assembly must stop Oyeyemi and his men from traumatising vehicle owners by stopping the implementation of this new Number Plate policy. Our lawmakers must rise and save Nigerians from Oyeyemi and his men.