Checks by citifmonline.com have revealed that the first batch of 116 buses promised by President John Dramani Mahama in his state of the nation address have arrived in in the country.
The President in his State of the nation address to Parliament indicated that in order “to provide the Ghanaian public with greater options and flexibility in road transport, public transportation is being improved through the acquisition of a total of 490 buses to strengthen the operations of two public transport companies namely the Metro Mass Transit and the Intercity STC and the implementation of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. Some of these buses have been designed to allow for easy access by persons with disability.”
This buses according sources at the Ministry of Transport will be used by the Metro Mass Transit Limited to help start the bus rapid transit system this year.
Below are pictures of the buses parked at the State House in Accra.
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By: Mawuli Tsikata/citifmonline.com/Ghana