The Federal Road Safety Commission said it has stopped the production of the new number plates and driver’s licence in accordance with the resolutions of the House of Representatives and the Senate, pending when a final position is taken on it.
The commission, in a statement on Friday, therefore expressed surprise about reports that it was defying the position of the National Assembly on the issue.
The commission said the new number plates being issued now were those produced before the December 2011 resolution of the House of Representatives, which some state governments are still issuing.
The Senate, this week, also supported the position of the House of Representatives on the matter.
It said the prices for the new number plates were exploitative.
The FRSC’s statement reads in part: “For the avoidance of doubt, the corps wishes to reiterate that as a creation of the National Assembly and an organisation that operates on the mantra of the rule of law, it will not do anything to undermine the authority of the highly-esteemed National Assembly.
“To this end, the FRSC wishes to state that the production of new number plates have been put on hold, since the House resolution was passed last year.
“However, state governments, in line with their statutory responsibilities, have continued with vehicle registration and driver licensing with existing consignments of number plates in their possession before the House resolution was passed.”