{"id":154347,"date":"2025-03-08T09:52:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T08:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/frsc-worried-as-motorists-abandon-4000-drivers-license-in-abia"},"modified":"2025-03-19T10:24:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T09:24:39","slug":"frsc-worried-as-motorists-abandon-4000-drivers-license-in-abia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/frsc-worried-as-motorists-abandon-4000-drivers-license-in-abia","title":{"rendered":"FRSC worried as motorists abandon 4,000 Driver\u2019s License in Abia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>About 4,000 uncollected driver\u2019s licenses are presently lying on the table of the Federal Road Service Commission, FRSC, in Osisioma centre in Abia State as their owners have failed to pick them.<\/p>\n<p>This was made known by the Head of the Driver\u2019s Licence Centre, Osisioma, S. Arusi Egbuta who said that despite mass production efforts to clear backlogs, many applicants have failed to retrieve their licences.<\/p>\n<p>The Head of Driver\u2019s License Centre, who blamed loss of registered phone numbers, failure to check SMS notifications, and reluctance to visit the office by the drivers for the backlog of the license, advised those who applied for a licence but have not received any notification to visit the office, as according to him, temporary licences expire after 60 days.<\/p>\n<p>On the issue of accessibility, he explained that due to security concerns, all licence collections must be done at the designated centres.<\/p>\n<p>This follows the vandalization and burning of the FRSC office in Aba South during a protest, disrupting alternative collection points in the past.<\/p>\n<p>Ebuta also warned against obtaining fake licences from unauthorized sources, stating that the FRSC has implemented advanced security features to differentiate genuine licences from counterfeits, maintaining that anyone involved in forgery would face legal consequences.<\/p>\n<p>The FRSC senior official also urged applicants who were yet to undergo biometric capture for their licences to respond promptly when contacted to avoid system congestion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. About 4,000 uncollected driver\u2019s licenses are presently lying on the table of the Federal Road Service Commission, FRSC, in Osisioma centre in Abia State as their owners have failed to pick them. This was made known by the Head of the Driver\u2019s Licence Centre, Osisioma, S. 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