Deputy Managing Director of the Metro Mass Transit Limited, Haroun Apaw Wiredu, has stated that the previous administration ran the company to the ground.
Speaking in an interview on Nyankonton Mu Nsem on Rainbow Radio 87.5FM, he said the previous government left behind a debt of over GHS 135 million and three months’ salary arrears.
He told the news team that the tap-and-go coverage, which was introduced in 2016 under the first term of President John Dramani Mahama, was increased by 45 percent by the NPP government, but the new government under President John Dramani Mahama gave us a target for us to automate all our systems within a time frame, and “I can say to the glory of God that we have automated all our systems, making use of the tap-and-go and the e-ticketing.”
He added that the highest revenue generated by the previous government was about Ghc9.3 million, but this new management had increased their revenue recording to over Ghc15 million with just 115 buses.
He said they had achieved over GHC29.3 million in consecutive monthly revenues, reporting GHC15.2 million from August to September and approximately GHC14.1 million from October 1 to November 1.
Mr Apaw Wiredu indicated that the poor management of the company affected the fleet of buses they had, with over 700 of them sold as scrap.
He said that since 2018, the previous government failed to pay statutory payments due workers, including their Social Security and insurance, but since this government took over, all these payments have been made, with all existing debt being paid.
Salary increments, he said, had gone up by 25 per cent for critical stages, including drivers, maintenance teams, and conductors, while senior staff had theirs increased by 20 per cent.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana