80% say kaduna state should not be allowed to dissolve such an important body as the VIO

The governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai, dismissed all VIO officers and shut down the state's office last month.

"The Kaduna State Government has dissolved the Vehicle Identification Office, VIO. The Governor has signed an Executive Order giving immediate effect to this decision. All personnel of the VIO are to promptly withdraw from the streets, and the permanent staff of the agency are directed to report with their uniforms to the Commissioner for Works, Housing and Transport.

Following deliberations at the Executive Council and the Security Council, the government came to the conclusion that the VIO as currently constituted does not serve the public interest. The government has noted complaints from members of the public and the security agencies regarding widespread indiscipline, misconduct, alleged extortion and disrespect to citizens by VIO personnel."

Of course, this raised a lot of questions.

People wondered if a governor had the power or right to dissolve such an important body.

Pulse readers weighed in and these are the results.

80% said the governor had no right, while 20% sided with the state.