Published: March 6, 2026
MONROVIA — The Ministry of Transport and the Civil Service Agency (CSA) on Thursday assured employees and the public that no civil servant will lose their job or salary as a result of the government’s decision to transfer vehicle licensing and registration operations to the Liberia Traffic Management Incorporated (LTMI).
Speaking at the Ministry of Information’s regular press briefing, Transport Minister Sirleaf Tyler said the transition is part of a government policy aimed at modernizing Liberia’s traffic management system while allowing the ministry to focus more on policy formulation, regulation, and oversight.
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Minister Tyler said three operational divisions within the Ministry of Transport, theMotor Vehicles Division, the Driver’s License Division, and the Tricycles and Motorcycles Division, have been dissolved, with their operational functions transferred to LTMI under the government’s traffic management concession framework.
However, he stressed that the reform is strictly an administrative reorganization rather than a downsizing exercise.
“This structural adjustment does not translate into job losses for civil servants,” Tyler said. “Government has taken all necessary human resource measures to ensure that all affected employees will be appropriately accommodated within the ministry’s revised administrative structure.”
He also reassured workers that their salaries will remain intact despite the institutional changes.
“Let me also assure employees that no salaries will be tampered with as a result of this administrative transition,” Tyler said. “What this change represents is not displacement, but reorganization.”
Under the restructuring plan, the Ministry of Transport will transition away from direct service delivery in traffic management and instead strengthen its regulatory functions.
The ministry has therefore established new divisions to replace the dissolved operational units, including the Division of Motor Vehicle Policy and Regulations, the Division of Axle Load Management, and the Division of Traffic Monitoring and Enforcement.
“These reforms position the ministry to focus on national transport policy, regulatory oversight and strategic coordination of the land transport sector,” Minister Tyler said.
The Civil Service Agency backed the minister’s assurances, confirming that all verified government employees affected by the transition will remain within the public service.
CSA Director General Josiah F. Joekai said the agency conducted a comprehensive personnel verification exercise at the Ministry of Transport as part of preparations for the reform.
According to the verification results, the Department of Land and Rail Transport had 191 employees, of whom 176 were successfully verified and validated, representing about 92 percent of the workforce.
“All 176 verified civil servants will be retained within government service,” Joekai said. “No verified civil servant will lose employment as a result of this reform.”
He said 15 employees who failed to appear during the verification exercise have had their names temporarily blocked from the government payrollpending confirmation of their status.
Joekai said the verified employees will be reclassified and redeployed within the Ministry of Transport’s new regulatory structure.
“As part of this reform, civil servants will be reassigned to appropriate roles within the ministry’s new divisions while maintaining their status and benefits as government employees,” he said.
The CSA also disclosed that up to 30 employees may voluntarily transition to LTMI, the private company now responsible for operational traffic management services.
Joekai emphasized that the option is entirely voluntary and that employees who choose to remain with government will continue serving within the ministry’s restructured framework.
“Those who choose not to transition will remain civil servants and will be redeployed within the Ministry of Transport,” he said.
Employees interested in joining LTMI have until March 12, 2026to indicate their decision.
The CSA said the reform forms part of a broader effort by the government to modernize Liberia’s traffic management system, strengthen regulatory oversight, and improve service delivery across the transport sector.
Hes said the restructuring will also introduce clearer institutional roles, with the Ministry of Transport focusing on policy, regulation and oversight, while operational services such as vehicle registration and driver licensing are handled under the LTMI concession.
Both Tyler and Joekai urged employees to remain professional and cooperate with the transition process, noting that the reforms were designed to improve efficiency while protecting the interests of civil servants.
“This transition represents an important modernization initiative,” Joekai said. “But it has been carefully designed to protect workers, preserve institutional knowledge and strengthen the capacity of government to regulate the transport sector.”
The officials said the Civil Service Agency and the Ministry of Transport are currently finalizing organizational structures, staffing arrangements, and job descriptions for the ministry’s new divisions as the transition moves forward.
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