July 30 is the deadline for new plate number nationwide

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has set July 30 as the deadline for the implementation of the new number plate nationwide.

The Oyo State Sector Commander of the FRSC, Godwin Ogagaogene, who affirmed the deadline for the new number plates in Ibadan yesterday, urged motorists to comply with the new date.

On whether there would be an extension, he said it would be only if there was another directive from the headquarters, Abuja.

While advising road users in the state to drive with care whenever they are on the road, he said motorists should remember that life had no duplicate, hence the reason they must drive with caution.

The Commander described his job of 10 years in Oyo State as demanding, but interesting due to enormous task involved.

He applauded the efforts of the state government, other security agencies and non-governmental organization for collaborating with the corps in bringing safety to our roads.

“We partner with other agencies on safety of our road, providing helmet for motorcyclists, alarm buttons to caution drivers from sleeping on the wheel, and many more,” he said, and appealed that the state government should assist the corps with provision of ambulances, trucks to move broken vehicles on the roads and to improve in it services.