Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has urged transport owners to support the government’s digitalization agenda.
He highlighted that a number of digital initiatives had been introduced in the transport sector to boost their operation.
These include streamlining of the processes for Driver’s Licence acquisition, vehicle registration, and insurance renewal.
Very soon, he said, rolled-out ride-hailing system for taxis, all designed to make the sector more efficient and cost-effective.
Dr Bawumia said this on Facebook after meeting the leadership and members of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) on Thursday, July 4.
“I challenged the GPRTU and other transport operators to collaborate with government to accelerate the reforms and digital transformation being infused into the operations of the public transport sector.
“Over the last few years, the Government has continually introduced digitalization into the transport sector, reflected among others in the streamlining of the processes for Driver’s Licence acquisition, vehicle registration, insurance renewal, the soon-to-be rolled-out ride-hailing system for taxis, all designed to make the sector more efficient and cost effective.
“I also announced plans for the construction of Charging Stations for the batteries of Electronic Vehicles across the country, with about 100 Electronic Buses, to be run by the GPRTU, expected to arrive by the end of the year,” he wrote.
