The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has ordered the
immediate closure of the Driving School Standardisation Programme (DSSP)
portal.
The FRSC Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, who gave the order, called for
the suspension of driving school operations to further discourage
driving school certificates for trainee-drivers by proxy.
The closure order is contained in a statement issued in Abuja by the Corps’ Public Education Officer (CPEO), Mr Bisi Kazeem.
According to Oyeyemi, the directive is part of the corps’ efforts to
complement measures already put in place by the Federal and State
Governments to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria.
He said the order was also ” to ascertain that no driving school is
presently undergoing any form of session for trainee-drivers across the
country.”
Oyeyemi said that the corps was engaging a holistic approach in its
attempt to ensure that spread of the pandemic was completely halted
against undue escalation.
“That is why it refuses to stop at the suspension of the operations
of driving schools nationwide alone but went further to order the
immediate shutdown of the DSSP portal to induce overall compliance.
” This and many other measures are directed at encouraging compliance
on the stay-at- home and social distance directives of the federal and
state governments, ” he said.
The FRSC boss reiterated the corps’ resolve to play its assigned roles in curtailing the global health challenge.
He expressed regrets at any inconvenience the suspension of the
driving school operations and shutdown of the DSSP portal may have on
intending trainee-drivers and operators.
Oyeyemi urged everyone affected to remain calm and bear with the
prevailing situation as the directives issued were targeted at
preventing them from contracting or spreading the virus. (NAN)