The Lagos State Government is set to commence the issuance of International Driver’s Permit effective from December.
The Deputy Director, Public Affairs of the Ministry of Transportation, Bolanle Ogunlola, on behalf of the Director, Vehicle Inspection Service in the state, Akin-George Fashola, made this notice known in a statement on Thursday in Lagos.
The notice was shared on the sidelines of receiving the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Mr Abdulhafiz Toriola, who was on an official visit to the Head Office of the VIS at Ojodu, Lagos.
Fashola assured that all stakeholders had been engaged and the issuance process had been finalized.
The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the VIS boss made sure to state that, the issuance of the International Certificates for vehicles and International Driver’s Permits was in line with international requirements.
He said that permit, as specified in section 326 (U) of the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law (TSRL) 2018, included class or description of vehicle and examination on the vehicle.
Fashola also said that private registered vehicles that were within five years from the date of manufacture shall be exempted from the mandatory computerised routine inspection carried out by the VIS .
“The mandatory computerised routine inspection is stated in schedule 1, section 326 (10) of the State’s TSRL, 2018, noting that Pre-Registration inspections (Auto Vin) would have recorded such vehicles for exemption.
“All that will be required from the owners of such vehicles is to get Exemption Certificate from the VIS.
“The exclusion is one of the ways to prevent the Computerised Vehicles Inspection Centres across the state from being over clogged with vehicles,” Fashola added.
