The government is set to commission and deploy 100 newly acquired buses to the fleet of Metro Mass Transit Limited as part of efforts to improve public transportation across the country.
The commissioning and handover ceremony is scheduled to take place on Friday at the Metro Mass Transit Limited (MMTL) headquarters in Accra and will be led by the Minister for Transport, Joseph Bukari Nikpe, together with his deputy, Dorcas Affo-Toffey.
The buses will officially be inaugurated by Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang.
The deployment of the buses is expected to bring relief to commuters in Accra, Kumasi, Tema, and several other major cities where overcrowding, delays, and inadequate buses continue to affect daily transportation.
Major routes expected to benefit from the rollout include Kasoa, Amasaman, Pokuase, Madina, Adenta, Dodowa, and Tema, as well as transport corridors within the Ashanti, Central, Western, and Eastern regions.
Officials say the initiative forms part of government’s broader plan to reset and strengthen Ghana’s public transport system.
The newly acquired 29-seater Isuzu Geyushi buses were imported from Egypt and are part of a larger government plan to procure 300 buses to improve both urban and rural transportation services.
According to officials, the buses are expected to enhance mobility, reduce waiting times, and improve access to reliable public transport services across the country.
Deputy Transport Minister Dorcas Affo-Toffey, who is also the Member of Parliament for Jomoro, played a key role in facilitating the acquisition process on behalf of the Ministry and the government.
She reportedly travelled to Egypt to engage the manufacturers and ensure the buses were suitable for use on Ghanaian roads before their arrival in the country.
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