Motorists decry difficulty in accessing drivers licence in Aba

Motorists in Aba, the commercial hub of Abia State are having a hard time obtaining the new drivers license, due to rigorous process and delay in the capturing unit.   

Closure of the licensing office at the Aba South Local Government secretariat, by the Federal Road Safety high command, has made it more difficult for people, who throng the office daily seeking for answers. Cityfile checks revealed that the office, has been under lock for about two weeks. Further inquiries also revealed that the staff were invited to the FRSC headquarters in Abuja for auditing, an exercise that has left people stranded.

Some of the affected motorists in an interview with Cityfile, decried the difficulty people are passing through to obtain a licence in Aba and appealed to the FRSC to reopen its office at Aba South, to enable them obtain their licences and avoid inconveniences on the road.

They also urged the FRSC to improve on the process, especially the capturing segment to make the system effective.

Nnenna Nnodi, one of the affected motorists, who is yet to get her licence, six months after completing the tedious process, stated that she came to re-validate her temporary drivers licence to avoid embarrassment from FRSC field officers and the police.

She stated that people wait for days or even weeks before they are captured, and appealed to FRSC management to deploy efficient data process, which its staff claim was a major challenge.

Meanwhile, the FRSC in Aba has restated that the cost of driving licence remains N6,350 for a driving licence, whose expiry period is three years, while a five-year duration was only added to the three-year driving licence with a cost of N10,350 to give motorists a new option.