The committee is expected to report its findings to the house within four weeks.
This resolution followed a motion by Rep. Ezenwa Onyewuchi (APGA- Imo) which was unanimously adopted without debate.
Onyewuchi said that the aim of the motion was to ensure sanity on our roads.
He noted that the driver's licence regime had been commercialised to the extent that it could be acquired from the road side.
``It is only in Nigeria that one can purchase a driver's licence,’’ he said.
According to him, the FRSC Act, 2007 empowered the commission to investigate and certify driving schools as well as minimise accidents on the highways.
He identified lack of proper training as a major cause of road accidents on Nigerian roads.
The motion was referred to the committee on FRSC for further legislative inputs.
Similarly, the House has urged the FRSC to exercise its statutory function as provided in the Act to minimise accidents caused by abandoned articulated vehicles.
This resolution followed a motion by Rep. Henry Ofonogo (PDP- Bayelsa) which was adopted without debate.
Ofonogo alleged that instead of the FRSC carrying out its statutory function, it constituted itself into a revenue generating outfit.
Meanwhile, the house has directed the Committee on Works to liaise with the Federal Ministry of Works to ensure the inclusion of the dual roads on Funtua/ Birnin Gwari highway and construction of Dan Gulbi Road in the 2013 budget.
This resolution followed a motion by Rep. Mohammed Ango- Abdullahi (CPC- Kaduna) which was adopted unanimously.
He said that the construction of this road was captured in the 2012 budget.
He also noted that the road was strategic to most Nigerians who transport their goods and commuters across the country.
``These roads when constructed will serve the social economic needs and development in the states in particular and the country at large.
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