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Liberian officials visit DVLA to learn about road safety management

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The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) says it prioritized digitization to improve its image after a corruption perception index survey revealed that it was the most corrupt institution in the country.

The DVLA was hit by a number of corruption-related reports, including the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) Consortium in 2016 which ranked DVLA as the most corrupt institution in Kumasi Metropolis and Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ corruption expose which revealed some officials involved in various corruption-related offenses.

At a study tour by the Liberia Road Safety Secretariat to learn from Ghana’s road safety management strategies, which brought together relevant stakeholders, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of DVLA, Kwasi Agyeman Busia, disclosed that they conducted their own research to ascertain the veracity of the reports.

He said: “We studied the terrain to understand why we were the most corrupt. We realized there were a lot of inefficiencies, processes, duplications, face-to-face interactions, lack of timeliness, and lots of bureaucracy.”

To that end, Agyeman Busia indicated that the Authority rolled out a strategic plan which was premised on foundational principles including:

  • Orienting the minds of its staff and customers
  • Adopting a rigorous process
  • Leveraging on technology

He expressed the belief that the authority has been able to make a significant impact after three years of applying these principles to improve its image.

For his part, the leader of the six-member delegation from the Liberia Road Safety Secretariat, Hon. J. Darious Kollie, who is also Deputy Minister of Land and Rail Transport, commended Ghana for playing an instrumental role in managing road crashes and added that they will draw lessons from the success stories of the Authority.

He explained that they decided to study DVLA’s model of managing road accidents since it has a correlation with the management of road safety in Liberia.

The Deputy Minister of Land and Rail Transport indicated that they have developed a five-year strategic plan on road safety management which is also in sync with international best road safety management practices.

As such, he noted: “The Ghanaian road safety plan shares a lot of commonalities, but what makes it better is that you (DVLA) have done a lot that we have not done. So we are looking forward to seeing some of the big steps you have taken, some of the progress you have made, and how we can all do it better.”

The Acting Director of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), David Adonteng, underscored the critical role DVLA plays as a first point of call to road safety management, indicating that all other agencies in road safety management play complementary roles.

He said collaborative efforts to manage road safety, including organizing intensive public campaigns, has led to a drastic reduction in road crashes.

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Companies fleeing Ghana due to economic mismanagement under Akufo-Addo – Mahama

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The presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, says many companies in Ghana are relocating to neighbouring countries due to the worsening economic situation under the Akufo-Addo-led government.

He explained that the current economic climate is stifling business operations, pushing many companies to seek better opportunities in neighboring nations.

Mr Mahama further expressed concern that the youth no longer see a promising future in Ghana because of what he described as the government’s mismanagement of the economy.

Speaking during his meeting with the clergy in Accra on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, the former President emphasised the urgent need to rescue the nation from its current economic challenges, pledging that his leadership would manage the country’s resources efficiently.

Mr. Mahama also vowed to work tirelessly with his team to restore the economy for the benefit of all Ghanaians.

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T-bills auction: Government records marginal oversubscription; pays slightly more for 91-day bill

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For the first time in 10 weeks, the government recorded an oversubscription of its treasury bills sale.

However, it paid a higher price for the 91-day bill which it received bids worth GH¢4.689 billion before achieving its target. 

According to auction results from the Bank of Ghana, the government got GH¢5.529 billion from all the bids tendered, about 2.40% more than the target.ed amount

All the bids were accordingly accepted.

The 91-day bill received the bulk of the bids of GH¢4.689 billion, about 84% of the total bids.

About GH¢594 million of the bids came from the 182-day bill, whilst GH¢245.74 million were made up of the 364-day bills.

Meanwhile, interest rates were mixed across the yield curve.

Whilst the yield on the 91-day bill went up marginally that of the 182-day and 364-day bills declined slightly.

The yield on the 91-day bill was 24.91%, higher than the 24.90% recorded a week ago.

The rate on the 182-day bill went down by 2.0 basis points to 26.78%, whereas that of the 364-day bill also declined to 28.07%, from the previous week’s 27.91%.

Inflation eased marginally last week. This could push interest rates down but albeit slowly.

SECURITIESBIDS TENDERED (GH¢)BIDS ACCEPTED (GH¢)
91 Day Bill4.689 billion4.689 billion
182 Day Bill594.37 million594.37 million
364 Day Bill245.74 million245.74 million
   
Total5.529 billion5.529 billion
Target5.400 billion 

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Ablakwa slams govt for failing to aid Akosombo Dam victims

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Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament for North Tongu, has expressed outrage over the government’s prolonged failure to assist individuals affected by the Akosombo Dam spillage.

Despite the disaster occurring almost a year ago, many affected persons remain in camps without receiving compensation or necessary support to resume their lives.

Addressing a stakeholder public hearing, Ablakwa revealed that over 1,300 affected persons still live in camps, criticising the government’s approach as inadequate.

He highlighted the government’s inter-ministerial committee’s failure to engage with MPs from impacted areas, despite being established to address the issue.

“You heard the government set up a 30-member committee. We are the inter-ministerial committee. To be very honest with you, we are very disappointed that that committee has not met us even once. I mean, a lot of the members, we are in parliament with them. I would have thought that even if it’s parliament, we can meet here.”

“We can even meet at the cafeteria, even over coffee that, oh, share data with us or tell us what is happening. You know, not one meeting, not so, we don’t know if it was just maybe an announcement for the public for some cosmetic reason, but we don’t know.

The chiefs time without a number, they will even call us. You are in parliament with them. When is the committee coming? and we can’t provide answers because we are not, we haven’t been engaged.”

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