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RSG Set To Clampdown On Illegal Driving Schools

The Rivers State Government says it is set to clampdown on all operators of illegal driving schools in the state.
A principal official of the Rivers State Ministry of Transport, George Owiriwa, who disclosed this while speaking with newsmen in Port Harcourt at the weekend, said, the move was to sanitize the sector.
Owiriwa who is the chairman driving school standardization committee in the ministry said most of the driving schools operating in the state were uncertified and lack upgraded facilities.
He pointed out that only driving schools that are duly certified with stipulated safety standards would be allowed to function.
“Our investigation reveals that over 60 percent of driving schools operating in the state are below the required safety standards and they do not have facilities, this is totally wrong and unacceptable, we learnt that about 100 driving schools operating in the state were certified by the Federal Road Safety Commission, but only few operate with required standards. It is even difficult to locate most of the driving schools.”
Owiriwa disclosed that about three illegal driving schools in Port Harcourt which operate without safety standards have been clamped down, noting that more of such illegal driving schools would be proscribed.
He further urged drivers in the state to stop patronising unauthorised agents in the business, adding that the Rivers State Government would work with other stakeholders to ensure that the system is sanitized
Taneh Beemene