In Côte d'Ivoire, the authorities have decided to suspend all driving license inspectors to fight fraud and corruption.
The gendarmes will now take the exam to give the government some time to reform it.
All the newspapers in Abidjan speak of this drastic measure taken by the authorities: all the inspectors responsible for passing the driving license in Côte d'Ivoire are suspended from their duties.
They are temporarily replaced by gendarmes.
At issue: many "malfunctions linked to fraud and corruption" have been reported, writes the online newspaper
Abidjan.net
.
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The Ivorian government now intends to fight against a common practice.
On the day of the exam, the candidate handed an envelope of tickets to the inspector against the certainty of obtaining the necessary driving license.
The examination then lasts barely a few minutes.
"Maintain the credibility of the Ivorian driving license"
But from May 3 and for 3 months, only the police will be authorized to deliver the precious sesame.
The time for the government "to complete the crucial phase of the reform of the ten exams", explains the
Koaci
news
site
.
This measure is also used to "preserve the credibility of the Ivorian driving license", indicates the site.