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Shortage of functional buses slows down commuters across Ghana
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Ghanaians continue to face delays in getting faster transportation to their homes before and after work due to the limited number of functional public buses in the country, especially during peak hours.
This has resulted in long queues at bus terminals, overcrowding, and increased waiting time for commuters in major cities and towns.
On the back of this, the Deputy Minister of Transport, Dorcas Affo Tuffie, in an interview at Adom FM, revealed that there are currently only 106 functional state buses operating nationwide.
She explained that the rest of the buses are nonfunctional and are currently at various repair shops.
According to her, the low number of working buses is a major reason for the transportation challenges being experienced by the public.
She noted that the shortage has made it difficult to meet the growing demand for public transport, particularly during the morning and evening rush hours.
She added that many workers and students depend on public buses to commute, and when the buses are not enough, movement becomes slow and pressure on the transport system increases.
The Deputy Minister stated that she plans to visit some of the most congested terminals and stations to assess the situation firsthand and ensure that work is done quickly to ease the pressure.
She added that by Monday many of the buses will be repaired “with the speed of light” to increase the number of functional buses on the roads.
She further explained that the Ayalolo bus system is under the management of the Local Government Ministry.
For this reason, she said the Minister of Transport is currently in dialogue with the Minister for Local Government to ensure that more Ayalolo buses are released to help reduce congestion, especially during peak hours.
Dorcas Affo Toffey assured Ghanaians that steps are being taken to resolve the problem as quickly as possible.
She said that by Monday, calm is expected to prevail, as more buses would be deployed to improve transportation services across the country.
She called on commuters to remain patient while the government works to fix the challenges, stressing that the aim is to make transportation faster, safer, and more reliable for everyone.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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Mahama chairs security meeting over drug trafficking, orders formation of inter-agency task force
President John Dramani Mahama today chaired a meeting of security chiefs and received a detailed briefing on investigations into the recent trafficking of drugs out of Ghana’s ports.
The President was informed that ten individuals, including four officers of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), are being held while investigations continue.
The meeting reviewed the structure and security systems in place and recommended new actions.
President Mahama has directed that an inter-agency task force be formed to present a detailed roadmap, emanating from today’s meeting, on measures to prevent the trafficking of drugs through Ghana’s borders within two weeks.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
A University of Ghana research on the New Patriotic Party (NPP) National General Secretary election has found that 74.2% of surveyed delegates expect former Subin MP Eugene Boakye Antwi to win the October 3 election.
The research, conducted by a team of lecturers from the University of Ghana, Legon, led by Dr Chris Atadika, involved 889 NPP stakeholders.
According to the findings, 657 of the 889 respondents, representing 74.2%, identified Eugene Boakye Antwi as the candidate they expected to win the General Secretary position.
Incumbent General Secretary Justin Frimpong Kodua was identified by 223 respondents, representing 25.1%, while six respondents, or 0.7%, mentioned Sylvester Tetteh.
The researchers, however, stressed that the figures reflect the expectations of the respondents and should not be interpreted as an independent prediction of the election outcome.
The study also examined other areas of the contest, including candidate preference, perceived ability to help the NPP win the 2028 general election and name recognition.
On candidate preference, 76.6% of respondents identified Eugene Boakye Antwi as their preferred candidate, compared with 23.1% for Justin Frimpong Kodua.
When asked which candidate they believed could help the NPP win the 2028 election, 60.1% mentioned Eugene Boakye Antwi, while 39.2% chose Justin Frimpong Kodua.
The research further found that Eugene Boakye Antwi had an 82.7% name recognition among respondents when they were asked to identify candidates contesting the position. Justin Frimpong Kodua recorded 13%.
The respondents also identified good communication skills and boldness, the ability to help the party secure victory in 2028, and the ability to unite the party as some of the key qualities needed in the next General Secretary.
The study recorded 100% awareness of the General Secretary election among the respondents.
The research team, led by Dr Chris Atadika, is expected to brief the media on the full findings at the Department of Political Science at the University of Ghana, Legon.
The NPP will elect its National General Secretary on October 3, 2026.
By: Jacob Aggrey
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