Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, the Minister for Transport has revealed that the Metro Mass Transit Limited (MMTL) through the financial assistance from the government of Ghana will take delivery of 50 new buses to improve intra-city, inter-urban and rural-urban bus services in the country next month.
The minister was addressing a question filed by the Member of Parliament for Adaklu in the volta Region, Kwame Governs Agbodza.
The Member of Parliament for Adaklu asked the Minister to present to the House the number of buses acquired for Metro Mass Transport since 2017 and the whole cost.
The Minister of Transport then indicated that the government had put a contract with VDL Bus for the provision of 100 intercity buses, spare parts and training services.
Again under the same contract, a number of about 50 broken down VDL buses at the Metro Mass Transit Limited would be repaired to add to the fleet.
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In addition, the Member of Parliament for Odododiodio and Ranking Member on the Local Government Committee, Nii Lantey Vandapuije put a question to the minister where the buses would be parked as most of the vital bus terminal are being sold out to put up shops.
Also, he used the chance to cheer the Greater Accra Regional Minister for working firm to clear the roads for easy flow of traffic.
With regards, Henry Quartey, the Greater Accra Regional Minister guaranteed the House that his team with aid from the Local Government Ministry will secure traffic congestion on our vital roads become a thing of past.
