𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗠’𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 Put On ‘Hold’

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗠’𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 Put On ‘Hold’

Traffic M’ment Put On ‘Hold’

House Joint Committee on Investment and Concessions and Transport has halted operations of the Liberia Transport Management Incorporation (LMTI). 

LTMI officials were cited two weeks, but appeared for an investigation before members of the House hearing on Thursday, July 31, 2025.

The hearing was in response to a petition filed by aggrieved employees of the Ministry of Transport (MoT) regarding concerns over the concession granted to LTM.

While all invited parties honored the committee’s summons, LTMI failed to appear without providing any written excuse, stalling the progress of the investigation.

As a result, the joint committee, has meanwhile, issued a “still order” on all operations of the LTMI, pending a full legislative review of the concession agreement.

In the interim, MoT has been mandated to resume its full statutory responsibilities, specifically: motor vehicle registration; issuance of driver’s licenses; enforcement of all transportation-related regulations in collaboration with the Liberia National Police (LNP).

By the return of vehicles registration to the MoT, those with knowledge of the project are of the opinions that “corruption has returned to MoT.”

The Chief Clerk of the House has meanwhile, been instructed to formally communicate these decisions to the relevant authorities.

Additionally, the Inspector General of Police, Greg Coleman, has been mandated to assist the MoT in enforcing the country’s motor vehicle and traffic laws in the absence of LTMI.

Meanwhile, the LTMI, and its legal counsel have been summoned to appear before the Joint Committee on Monday to respond to charges of contempt for repeated failure to comply with legislative summons.

The House said it remains committed to ensuring transparency, accountability, and the proper enforcement of concession agreements in the best interest of the Liberian people.