The Vice-President and the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2024 flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, is pushing for extensive reforms in the renewal process for driver’s licenses.
Dr. Bawumia is proposing an extension of the current two-year renewal period to a more convenient 10 years.
Addressing chiefs and stakeholders in Boadua in the Akwatia Constituency of the Eastern Region, Dr. Bawumia highlighted the challenges faced by drivers under the current system, which requires licence holders to renew their documents every two years.
This regulation, enforced by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), often leads to harassment of motorists by officials and law enforcement over non-renewal.
Criticising the current system as an unnecessary inconvenience, Dr. Bawumia stated: “Drivers are here. Today, the driver’s licence expires every two years. Let us extend it, be it 8 years or 10 years. Let us make sure you can have a driver’s licence without having to renew it every year.”
He added: “It does not make sense, and so by the grace of God, we would make changes.”
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