Oyeyemi, has revealed the real cost of obtaining a driver's licence in
the country.
The Nigerian Tribune reports that, Boboye, while speaking in Abuja,
said the real cost of obtaining a driver's licence from the corp was
N6,350. He made the disclosure on Tuesday, at a one-day workshop
organised by the commission for members of security agencies in the
country on verification procedure of DL and number plates.
The FRSC boss said citizens can get their licences in licencing
offices nationwide, adding that those, who gave other people money and
passports to collect licences for them were doing themselves a lot of
harm.
"Members of the public who give money and passport size photograph to
anybody in order to collect driver's licence are doing disservice to
themselves.
"Going through third party costs more money and produces fake licence
to unsuspecting applicants, which is an offence. Cost of original
driver's licence is N6,350 and the applicant must go for biometrics at
any licensing office across the country to obtain the licence.
"This is safer and costs less compared to the ones that pay third
party for driver's licence and at the end of the day, they will be
apprehended for carrying fake licence," Boboye said.
Boboye also stated that, it was a criminal offence for anyone to carry
fake drivers licence, adding that those found with fakes drivers
licence will be prosecuted.
Various Nigerian have been complaining that the FRSC was charging too
much to get drivers licence. Nigerians pay as much as 15,000 to 17,000
Naira to obtain a drivers licence.
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