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Government to investigate operations of Metro Mass Transport
Accra, Sept. 8, Ghanadot/GNA – Government is to investigate the
operations of the Metro Mass Transport Company Limited, Mr. Mike
Hammah, Minister of Transport announced on Tuesday.
He said the independent committee expected to begin work within
two weeks would investigate the breakdown of more than 100 buses
and other challenges facing the company and come out with
recommendations.
Mr Hammah was addressing journalists after inspecting some
broken down buses belonging to the company in Accra.
He expressed concern about the current state of the buses which
was affecting the company’s operations.
Mr. Visschers Henk, Managing Director, Metro Mass Transport
Company, said most of the buses that had broken down were
imported from China between April 2004 and 2006 and had road
worthiness for only four years.
He said the company also had buses imported from Belgium and
India which were operational.
Mr. Henk said it had 400 buses out of which 286 had broken down
emphasising that about 139 buses majority of which are 'double
decker' buses had major problems.
“Out of the 286 broken down buses, 102 of them are still road
worthy except some few technical problems that are being
handled,” he added.
He said the company was making arrangements to acquire 50 buses
by the end of the year to boost its operations.
According to Mr Henk, problems associated with clutches, engines
and other electrical systems were the major cause of the break
down.
GNA
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