FRSC Produces 90, 0000 Driver’s Licences In 2 Weeks

The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC says it has produced nearly 90,000 driver’s licences within two weeks of full-scale operation at its Lagos Mini Print Farm.

The FRSC Corps Marshal, Mallam Shehu Mohammed who stated this during a monitoring visit to the FRSC Ojodu Driver’s License Centre in Lagos said that the production milestone covered both Lagos and South West states.

Represented by the Deputy Corps Commander, Olawale Kareem who oversees the Lagos Mini Print Farm, Mallam Shehu Mohammed maintained that issues surrounding procurement of driver’s license has been put to an end.

“We started full production on October 8, and between that time and October 20, we’ve been able to produce over 65,000 licences for Lagos State and more than 20,000 for other states.

“That brings the total production to between 90,000 and 100,000 licences so far, and production is still ongoing,”

Speaking on the efficiency of the machines at the facility, Mr Kareem said that the newly installed heavy-duty printing equipment could produce a driver’s licence in less than 20 seconds.

According to him,with the heavy machine production from input to output which takes less than 20 seconds for a card to be ready and the center can now produce over 1,800 licences in an hour.

On challenges encountered at the printing centre, the FRSC boss said the major issue had been the extended working hours due to the Corps’ directive to sustain round-the-clock operations.

“The only challenge is the stress of work because we now work 24 hours daily on the directive of the Corps Marshal ”

“Ordinarily, we are supposed to work from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., but due to the current demand, work now goes on round the clock”.

The FRSC Boss further explained that while the Mini Print Farm handled only production, the responsibility for ensuring applicants receive their licences rests with state licensing offices.

According to him, from this end, our major assignment is production.

“Once we produce, the state agency comes to pick them up. Their duty is to ensure applicants get their cards on time,”.

He added that the process was well-coordinated through an indexing system that helps to track every licence printed.

“After production, we index the licences by tagging them with a video code, which we send to the state agencies.

“They, in turn, notify applicants with those codes, which they present at collection points to receive their licences without delay,”he explained.

Mallam Shehu Mohammed said that the facility had maintained seamless operations without technical hitches due to stable network connectivity.

He reaffirmed the Corps’ commitment to sustaining the momentum until all pending licences were produced and distributed.

“For production, we have not experienced any network problem because we operate with two service providers which is fiber and radio link”

“If one goes down, the other takes over immediately, ensuring uninterrupted service”

Kayode Oyedare, Edited By Grace Namiji