SEGUN KASALI goes on the trail of issues trailing the passenger manifest policy in the road transportation business. His findings point to a policy shrouded in secrecy and controversies.
LIKE the aircraft passenger manifest that is compulsory before a flight can take off, vehicle passenger manifest, too, is compulsory under the National Road Traffic Regulations and the law setting up the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) before any inter-state journey.
But while the procedure is religiously observed for air travellers, same cannot be said of road users. Saturday Tribune’s quest to find out why it is so with the mode of transportation which, by far, has the highest ratio of patronage, showed that a combination of factors, especially the alleged dark cloud over the money being paid the road unions by drivers, had over time, grown “I don’t care” attitude in drivers and passengers…
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