Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has assured Ghanaians that government is fully conscious of the ongoing transport challenges and is taking concrete steps to resolve them.
She gave the assurance on Friday, January 16, 2026, during a meeting with officials from the Transport and Local Government ministries, along with other transport-sector stakeholders.
In her remarks, the Vice President highlighted the daily challenges facing commuters, such as congestion, long queues, and rising transport fares.
“Sometimes, the problem is caused by all kinds of situations, including even exploitation by some of our own drivers, long queues at bus stops and terminals, congestion and all kinds of stress that come with the situation,” she said.
She emphasised that the issue is a national one that calls for collective responsibility.
She said “We want our fellow countrymen and women to be aware that government is not blind to the situation, that we have not seen and we don’t care. We don’t think it is somebody’s problem; it is everybody’s problem. That is why I started by saying that we need to team up to find the solutions.”
Prof. Opoku-Agyemang announced that government will supply new high-occupancy buses to both public and private transport operators to relieve pressure on the system.
She added that President John Dramani Mahama has instructed that urgent action be taken to strengthen transport services.
“His Excellency has asked me to assure all of you that he will give support to Metro Mass, Aayalolo and the private sector with new high-occupancy buses in order to augment the services in the medium term,” she stated.
She further disclosed that government will expedite the repair of buses currently off the road to increase capacity.
“We also have plans to ensure that those that need to be repaired, the processes will be expedited to ensure they can put more buses on the road as soon as possible,” she added.
Her comments follow growing complaints from commuters nationwide about limited access to commercial transport, resulting in congestion, long waits and, in some cases, higher fares.
