Abuja: The Akwa Ibom House of Assembly has passed a resolution urging relevant agencies to clamp down on covered numbered plates and unregistered vehicle users in the state. The resolution followed a motion on urgent public importance moved by Mr Uwem Imoh-Ita, the member representing Mkpat Enin Constituency.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, the house directed the police command in Akwa Ibom to ensure strict enforcement of the ban on the use of covered number plates and unregistered vehicles. The assembly further directed the state Ministry of Works and Fire Service to take up the matter with construction companies in the state to ensure compliance.
The assembly also urged the Federal Road Safety Corps in the state to intensify surveillance on the issue in the interest of public safety. Moving the motion, Imoh-Ita highlighted that some residents had developed the habit of using covered number plates and unregistered vehicles.
He noted that many vehicles belonging to construction companies operating in
the state were guilty of this practice. “Their vehicles, especially heavy-duty trucks, ply the roads without registration or identification numbers, which is not allowed,” he said. The assemblyman emphasized that such vehicles posed serious threats to public safety as they could not be traced in the event of an accident.