The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday, sixth July 2022, commissioned the primary batch of forty-5 (forty five) buses out of 1 hundred (100) VDL Intercity buses procured to be used through the Metro Mass Transit Ltd.
Speaking on the occasion, President Akufo-Addo said that the occasion is substantial especially as it has furnished the united states of america with an possibility to enhance in addition the ability of the general public transportation device.
According to the President, “the presence of an green transportation device is a critical contributor to the increase of the economy, and, as President of the Republic, I actually have made it a concern to re-release the Metro Mass Transport device during the local capitals via sustained investments in infrastructure and offerings.”
He continued, “The Minister for Transport tells me this task is being applied in phases, with the primary section masking the acquisition of a complete of 1 hundred (100) buses, and after-sales-offerings guide and enough spare components to repair a few fifty (50) damaged down buses.”
In addition to this, the President cited that technical assistance, withinside the shape of a furnish from the Belgian Government, is likewise being furnished to cowl education of drivers and renovation staff, and operational guide to the company.
Expressing his appreciation and gratitude to the Belgian Government for presenting each economic and technical guide for the buses, President Akufo-Addo cited that the Republic of Ghana and the Kingdom of Belgium have a long-status relationship, which has transitioned into many strategic partnerships in key sectors of the economy, specifically in the street shipping offerings sector.
In fact, beneathneath the management of the second President of the 4th Republic, that incredible Ghanaian statesman, His Excellency John Agyekum Kufuor, a few 5 hundred and thirteen (513) VDL intercity buses have been provided to Metro Mass Transit Ltd. via a concessionary financing from the Belgian Government.
“I am knowledgeable that the Belgian Government is extending but some other concessionary financing for the purchase of a few fifty (50) buses each 12 months for the subsequent 5 (5) years to reinforce in addition the fleet of the company. This is certainly timely, and I urge all gamers to paintings assiduously, as we searching for to redesign absolutely the operations of MMTL,” he said.
Re-echoing the phrases of the Minister for Transport, President Akufo-Addo bemoaned the overlook and mishandling of public assets, which, unfortunately, has eaten into Ghana’s social fabric, and represents an sizable drain on country wide resources.
“I, therefore, urge the Board and Management to take steps to make sure that those buses, which I am commissioning today, stand the check of time. It is right to peer that Metro Mass Transit Ltd is reclaiming its repute as a essential public transportation provider provider, which serves the Ghanaian humans with dedication,” the President added.