The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS) says it will begin the issuance of special identification numbers to commercial drivers operating in the territory.
The FCT VIO Director, Wadata Bodinga, disclosed this during an interview with newsmen yesterday in Abuja, adding that commercial vehicles without the number would not be allowed to operate within the FCT.
The Director stated that before issuing a side number to a vehicle owner, the vehicle must have undergone ‘Revalidation’ by the agency.
Bodinga noted that through the numbers, VIO would find out whether the vehicles are road worthy or meets the operational standard guidelines of the Directorate.
He stated that the VIO is collaborating with the FCT Authority and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to ensure that the new Abuja Transport Management System works, saying the essence of the identification was to ensure safety and service efficiency of commuters and motorists respectively.
According to him, the scheme is to ascertain that all vehicles that are not roadworthy in the city are removed.
