Despite the rights of adulthood that comes with the age 18, the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC has announced an approved minimum age of 25 years for obtaining a commercial driver’s licence.

According to a statement from the Lagos State Sector Commander, FRSC, Nseobong Akpabio while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria, the step was aimed at eradicating underage drivers and improve sanity in the profession.

In Nseobong Akpabio's words: “An underage commercial driver has no commitment and may see driving as one of those jobs that could be toyed with. Many road crashes, especially with articulated vehicles, were usually traced to motor-boy drivers, who were without experience.

“Road crash involving a commercial bus may jeopardize the existence or progress of 10 families and if it involved freight vehicle, it will affect the progress of the company.

“Drivers are very important as they can either mar or make a person, because if there is safe arrival, goals and aims can be achieved, but in a reversed case, such goals and aims have been cut short.”

Would this reduce the number of accidents on the road? Your opinion on the matter....

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