{"id":37889,"date":"2023-06-26T19:35:44","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T19:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/?p=37889"},"modified":"2023-06-26T19:07:50","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T19:07:50","slug":"drivers-licences-not-extend-to-5-years-moi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/drivers-licences-not-extend-to-5-years-moi","title":{"rendered":"Drivers\u2019\u00a0licences\u00a0not extend to 5 years \u2013\u00a0MoI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Ministry of Interior on Saturday, 24th June 2023 issued a press release to clarify issues on the driver\u2019s licence validity saying the Minister of Interior never announced an extension of drivers\u2019 licences to 5 years.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The full press release read as follows that the \u201cMinistry of Interior wishes to clarify that contrary to reports in sections of the media, the Minister of Interior never announced the extension of drivers\u2019 licences to 5 years and no official statement has ever been issued to that effect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIndeed, there was a parliamentary question on the validity of drivers\u2019 licences to which the Honourable Minister of Interior responded accordingly. When subsequently asked about the possibility of extending licence validity to 5 years, the Minister told National Assembly Members that his Ministry was discussing the idea with stakeholders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And that \u201cThe current licencing regime was approved by the National Assembly and the Ministry of Interior remains committed to progressive reforms for the benefit of Gambians and residents of the country,\u201d the statement concluded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\">Gambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. The Ministry of Interior on Saturday, 24th June 2023 issued a press release to clarify issues on the driver\u2019s licence validity saying the Minister of Interior never announced an extension of drivers\u2019 licences to 5 years. 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