Bawumia advocates for 10-year validity of driver's license
Published:
3 months ago
Source:
GhanaWeb
The Vice President of Ghana and the 2024 Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), , is pushing for significant reforms in the renewal processes of driver's licenses in the country. Currently, Ghanaian driver's licenses must be renewed every two years, a system Dr. Bawumia believes is overly burdensome for motorists. In contrast to passports, which are renewed every ten years, the two-year renewal cycle for driver's licenses has led to frequent harassment of drivers by officials from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) and the police over non-renewal issues. Speaking to chiefs and stakeholders in Boadua within the Akwatia Constituency in the Eastern Region, Dr.