The government is set to commission and deploy 100 newly acquired buses to the Metro Mass Transit Limited in a move aimed at improving public transportation services across the country.
The commissioning ceremony is scheduled to take place on Friday at the Metro Mass Transit headquarters in Accra and will be led by the Minister for Transport, Joseph Bukari Nikpe, and his deputy, Dorcas Affo-Toffey.
The buses will officially be inaugurated by Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang.
The deployment is expected to bring relief to commuters in Accra and surrounding districts, as well as major cities including Kumasi and Tema, where residents have faced persistent transport challenges, overcrowding and inadequate fleet availability.
According to officials, the initiative forms part of broader efforts by the government to reset and strengthen Ghana’s public transport system.
The rollout is expected to improve transportation along heavily patronised routes such as Kasoa, Amasaman, Pokuase, Madina, Adenta, Dodowa and Tema, while also benefiting commuters in parts of the Ashanti, Central, Western and Eastern regions.
The newly acquired buses are 29-seater Isuzu Geyushi models imported from Egypt and form part of the government’s larger plan to procure 300 buses to support urban transport systems and underserved rural communities nationwide.
Madam Affo-Toffey, who also serves as the Member of Parliament for Jomoro Constituency in the Western Region, is said to have spearheaded arrangements for the acquisition of the buses on behalf of the Transport Ministry and the government.
As part of the procurement process, the Deputy Minister travelled to Egypt to engage the manufacturers and oversee arrangements to ensure the buses were delivered safely for operations in Ghana.
The latest fleet expansion is expected to strengthen the operational capacity of Metro Mass Transit and improve accessibility, convenience and efficiency within the country’s public transport sector.
