A strange number plate for a vehicle alleged to be that of the chief whip of the Kano State House of Assembly has appeared on social media.
The customised number plate reads ‘chip whip’ in the place of ‘chief whip’ and has the symbol of a legislative mace.
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The photograph has since become an issue of contention on social media.
Meanwhile, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it did not produce or issue a number plate bearing ‘Chip Whip’.
FRSC public education officer, Bisi Kazeem, said in a statement on Sunday that the number plate “did not originate from any of the FRSC number plate production centres, neither was it issued by the Corps.”
He added: “For the avoidance of doubt, FRSC with its international quality management certification (ISO 9001: 2008) has rigorous quality procedures for producing and issuing any of its security documents which makes the possibility of such obvious grammatical errors on any of its licences an impossibility.
“We are therefore making it abundantly clear to members of the public that FRSC as the lead agency in road traffic management and safety administration in the country has nothing to do with the said number plate as some people are insinuating on some social media platforms.”
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According to him, Corps Marshal Boboye Oyeyemi has directed the sector commander of Kano to investigate the origin of the purported number plate and punish the perpetrators.
Oyeyemi was also said to have asked all field commands across the country to be vigilant and clampdown on producers and issuers of fake number plates.
