As the administration of Africa’s first female president, Liberian leader, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf approaches its end come January 22, 2018, the pleasurable attitude of government employees using state owned vehicles has now ended based on the mandate of the Liberian leader to take possession of all government owned vehicles. Therefore, all those in possession of government vehicles have been ordered to turn over vehicles in their possession,” the Deputy GSA Director General said. Over the weekend, a number of seizures of vehicles were made by GSA authorities who mounted inspection points on major streets. The attitude of many government functionaries towards its vehicles and other assets has been one of indifference and sluggish. Back in 2016, GSA Director General Mary Broh told the media that empirical data available to the GSA showed that the use of government vehicles and other mobile equipment is completely out of control.

Source: GNN Liberia January 06, 2018 21:11 UTC