{"id":2674,"date":"2024-08-13T04:22:30","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T04:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghnewsbay.com\/?p=2674"},"modified":"2024-08-13T04:22:30","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T04:22:30","slug":"bawumia-says-drivers-license-will-be-renewed-every-eight-or-10-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghnewsbay.com\/?p=2674","title":{"rendered":"Bawumia say&#8217;s driver\u2019s license will be renewed every eight or 10 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asaaseradio.com\/npp-is-a-party-of-inclusiveness-and-diversity-says-afenyo-markin\/\">New Patriotic Party<\/a> (NPP), presidential candidate, Mahamudu Bawumia has said he will ensure that driver\u2019s license will be renewed every eight or 10 years if voted to be president come 7 December.<\/p>\n<p>Bawumia said the current<a href=\"https:\/\/www.asaaseradio.com\/dvla-to-certify-firms-to-train-motorbike-riders\/\">\u00a0DVLA<\/a>\u00a0system where a driver must renew his\/her license every two year is an inconvenience for drivers hence a need to extend the renewal date from the date of issue.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.asaaseradio.com\/pictures-bawumia-napo-confer-with-npp-council-of-elders\/\">president candidate of the NPP<\/a>\u00a0was speaking in Akwatia during a campaign tour of the Eastern Region last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026 Today, the driver\u2019s license expires every two years. Let us extend it, be it 8 years or 10 years. Let us make sure you can have a driver\u2019s license without having to renew it every year. It does not make sense and so by the grace of God we would make changes,\u201d Bawumia said.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) which is mandated to promote good driving standards and ensure the use of road-worthy vehicles, all driver\u2019s license holders must renew or validate their licenses every two years from the date of issue of the license.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Constituency-focused campaign<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"stream-item-size\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The NPP presidential candidate\u2019s constituency-focused campaign tour in the Eastern Region also took him to Nsawam Adoagyiri, Ayensuano and Suhum constituencies.<\/p>\n<p>While engaging chiefs, heads of religious bodies and a cross section of society in these constituencies, Bawumia made the point that in this election, Ghana needs a new leader with fresh and innovative ideas and a mindset to craft and implement bold solutions for the future.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"stream-item-size\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t need to go back to a leader who woefully failed and only fulfilled 28% of his promises as President even in the absence of the sort of global economic crisis we have faced recently.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s look forward and not backward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asaaseradio.com\"><strong>www.asaaseradio.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New Patriotic Party (NPP), presidential candidate, Mahamudu Bawumia has said he will ensure that driver\u2019s license will be renewed every eight or 10 years if voted to be president come 7 December. 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