Liberia: NPP's Concerns Worth Noting

The former ruling National Patriotic Party here recently took the Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf's administration to task for the ongoing inspection exercises for insurance and annual vehicle registration. The NPP said, in a news conference that it is totally against the government's decision in compelling private and commercial vehicles to take insurance protection before plying the streets of Monrovia, as well as other municipalities and highways across the country.

"Vehicle owners need to pay between US$165.00 and US$1,000.00 to insure their cars; those not bearing the insurance stickers on Monday were being impounded. Many people did not make it to school or to work on Monday due to the scarcity of cars on the roads, as taxi and bus owners parked their cars to avoid the Police checkpoints. The insurance plan is being re-introduced after it was interrupted more than a decade ago by the nation's civil war, while government cars, including ministers, directors, senators, representatives and other officials of this government ply the streets without their cars being insured or bearing registered license plate," the party said, describing the action as unacceptable, and that it would resist the process on grounds that it is not in the people's interest.

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