A lawyer, Mr. Emmanuel Ofoegbu, Tuesday, filed a suit before a Federal High Court Lagos, against the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, challenging the issuance of number new plates for motorists.
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The applicant is seeking a declaration that the threat by the respondents to arrest and impound the vehicles of motorists, who failed to acquire the new numbers from Oct. 1, is unconstitutional.
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In his statement of facts, the applicant averred that the old plate numbers were issued under the provisions of the National Road Traffic Regulations (NRTR) 2004.
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He said that the NRTR 2004, is a subsidiary legislation made under the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) Act, Laws of the Federation as revised in 2004.