The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Kwasi Agyeman Busia, has charged workers of the authority to work hard towards the achievement of the authority’s vision and objectives.
He also warned them against any conduct that could drag the image of the DVLA into disrepute and cause the public to count the authority among institutions perceived to be corrupt or inefficient.
According to Mr. Busia, the DVLA aims at becoming a world-class licensing institution and will not allow any group or the action of any individual worker to retard progress made so far.
The DVLA CEO was speaking at Zuarungu at a meeting with management and staff of the authority as part of a familiarization visit to the Upper East Region. He was with members of the newly constituted board of the authority, who are also interested in knowing the progress the DVLA in the region has made so far, as well as challenges militating against their quest to achieve the vision and objectives of the authority.
“We have come to the Upper East to meet staff to encourage them to do what is right and what is expected of them and the DVLA. We are urging them to see the vision of the authority as achievable and be ready to work towards it.
“As we embark on this nationwide tour, we understand the operations of the DVLA better and also understand the challenges workers are faced with; we are taking suggestions from the workers on how DVLA can serve its purpose,” he explained.
Mr. Busia also announced plans to create more offices along the Eastern Corridor road from Accra to Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso. This move, he said, would help accumulate some revenue for the central government.
Workers mentioned inadequate working logistics and other working conditions as their problems and in response, Mr. Busia admonished them to work hard in putting up their best in order to achieve the vision of DVLA so that the authority can address the grievances of all workers.
In recent times, the Upper East Regional Office has partnered with the Ghana Police for some inspection of road worthy certificates of private and commercial vehicles in the Bolgatanga Municipality.
There have also been calls from various sectors of the Upper East Region, especially vehicle owners, for the DVLA to have another office in the region to lessen the burden on the Zuarungu office which is the only one serving the entire region.
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