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From Okwe Obi, Abuja
A report released by the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation has indicted the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the handling of personal data of driver’s license applicants.
The report which was signed by Auditor General, Shaakaa Kanyitor Chira and submitted to the National Assembly on December 15, 2024, noted that data of Nigerians applying for or renewing their driver’s licenses under the National Drivers’ Licence Identity Management and Card Production System (NDLS) were handled by third-party consultants instead of FRSC staff.
The report indicated that the situation was as a result of the weaknesses in the FRSC’s internal control system, which have led to these anomalies.
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The report read in part: “As a result, the Corps faces the risk of not transferring essential knowledge to its own staff, potentially compromising the privacy and confidentiality of sensitive data.
“The reliance on third parties also leads to higher operational costs for the agency.
“This is part of the Auditor General’s report on non-compliance and internal control weaknesses in government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies for the year ending December 31, 2021.
“The anomalies could be attributed to weaknesses in the internal control system at the FRSC, while the corps run the risk of the knowledge not being transferred to its staff, leading to loss of privacy and confidentiality of sensitive applicants’ data and running at a higher cost to the agency.”
