By Benjamin Akoto, GNA
Sunyani, (Bono), Sept. 16, GNA – Mr Julius Neequaye Kotey, the Chief Executive Officer of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) says the authority has opened 29 new offices within 18 months and thereby bringing service delivery to the doorstep of Ghanaians.Â
He said the DVLA now had 62 offices, spread across the country, explaining that 17 of the new offices were established through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangements.
Mr Kotey said this when speaking at the opening session of the 2026 mid-year review conference of the DVLA in Sunyani on theme: âTransforming DVLA for a digitally driven and efficient 24-hour service cultureâ.
He explained that the DVLA offices had been strategically positioned to bring services closer to the masses and also to control the activities of âmiddlemenâ in the acquisition of driversâ licenses.
The authority has also performed ground breaking ceremonies for works to commence on the construction of DVLA office buildings at Bole in the Savannah, Bechem in Ahafo and Dormaa-Ahenkro in the Bono Regions.
Mr Kotey said that he was also putting up additional office building at the Tema office to provide more space to accommodate the growing number of clients.
He announced the DVLA would soon open additional offices at Asankragua, Dunkwa-On-Offin, Twifo Praso, Tema Community One, Kwashieman and Wenchi.
Mr Kotey noted that the Authorityâs audited 2025 financial records showed a significant improvement in its financial position, with its surplus increasing from GH¢5 million to GH¢25 million.
âThe achievement is not a destination, but the starting point of a greater Authority,â he stated, saying that his administration remained committed to building a motivated workforce too.
Mr George Spencer Quaye, the Chairman of the Governing Board of the DVLA, stressed the need for the Authority to remain financially prudent, strengthen revenue collection, and eliminate leakages.
He said the DVLA ought to control costs, improve efficiency, and reduce waste to ensure long-term financial sustainability.
Mr Quaye noted that revenue collection ought to enable the DVLA to fulfil its mandate, invest in technology, improve vehicle testing and inspection as well as train personnel, and strengthen its systems too.
âWe must also improve customer service while building a stronger institution,â he added and cautioned that the pursuit of revenue ought not to undermine the DVLAâs core regulatory responsibility.
He stressed that: âIf an unsafe vehicle fails inspection, our responsibility is to uphold the safety standard, because if a person isnât competent to drive, our responsibility isnât to find a way to license that person.â
Mr Quaye said that: âWhere a reform required financial investment but significantly improved road safety, the Authority should assess it based on its public value rather than its immediate financial returns.â
He concluded that financial sustainability and road safety were not competing against objectives, saying that the former should enable the Authority to deliver the latter.Â
GNAÂ
Edited by Dennis Peprah/Linda Asante AgyeiÂ
Reporter: Benjamin AkotoÂ
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