Nigeria, Jan. 14 -- A member of the House of Representatives (Kiyawa and Dutse federal constituency) on Monday in Jigawa State gave out 50 free driver's licences to his constituents in a bid to secure their votes.

Ibrahim Kemba, however, gave out only duplicates, saying the original licences will be given out to the 'lucky' constituents after the polls.

He said the gesture is meant to address the frequent arrest of drivers from his constituency who do not possess the mandatory document.

"Even though we're giving you a duplicate copy of the driving license and receipts for you to hold, the original copy will be made available to you after the election because it takes time for the original copy to be out," the lawmaker said.

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