{"id":117205,"date":"2015-05-18T15:00:53","date_gmt":"2015-05-18T15:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=117205"},"modified":"2015-05-18T13:46:35","modified_gmt":"2015-05-18T13:46:35","slug":"npp-condemns-government-over-collapse-of-metro-mass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/05\/npp-condemns-government-over-collapse-of-metro-mass\/","title":{"rendered":"NPP condemns government over collapse of Metro Mass"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Northern Regional Secretariat of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has condemned government for the \u2018collapse\u2019 of the Metro Mass Transit (MMT) system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;Lm5OVoPXNlArwAXi8HnsXyvuqgBQ1oHc&#8221;]Government in an attempt to revamp the MMT recently imported some buses for onward distribution to the various regions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nevertheless, the opposition NPP claims there is a deficit because hundreds of the old buses have broken down.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Management of the MMT across the country has complained about lack of spare parts to repair the buses.<br \/>\nIt is against this backdrop, the NPP Northern Regional Secretariat has scolded government over the decline of the MMT services.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The regional Secretary, Sule Salifu in a news statement copied Citi News said, \u201cThe Metro Mass transport system in the region is grinding to a halt as most of its buses have been grounded because of lack of spare parts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He observed that the situation had adversely affected commuters in the region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sule Salifu insinuated that the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) crowded the MMT workforce with party foot soldiers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This, according to him created financial leakages at the MMT in the region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He tasked government to overhaul the MMT to serve the purpose of its establishment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a pro-poor policy, the erstwhile Kufuor led NPP administration introduced the system to provide affordable and reliable transportation services to all.<br \/>\nThe vulnerable group including the aged and school children were exempted from paying fares.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the Northern Region, it served as a major source of transportation from the regional capital, Tamale to Yendi, Gushiegu, Salaga, Damongo, Bunkprugu\/Yunyoo, Savelugu and Kpandai.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By: Abdul Karim Naatogmah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Northern Regional Secretariat of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has condemned government for the \u2018collapse\u2019 of the Metro Mass Transit (MMT) system. 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