At the moment even a blind person can be issued with a driving licence if he or she can pay hefty fees to middlemen. Some drivers are also accused of driving under the influence of drugs. Officials of the Federal Road Safety Corporation conduct spot checks on drivers. But many of the commercial buses, especially the molues which are not roadworthy ply the roads. Last year the Lagos state government introduced a compulsory road worthiness certificate, to check the incidence of commercial vehicles which are not road worthy.
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