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The
Vice
President,
Dr
Mahamudu
Bawumia
has
said
that
government
is
in
talks
with
the
leadership
of
Ghana
Private
Road
Transport
Union
(GPRTU)
to
secure
financing
arrangements
for
operators
of
commercial
vehicles
to
acquire
electric
vehicles
for
their
operations.
Part
of
the
financing
arrangement,
according
to
Dr
Bawumia,
will
be
earmarked
to
set
up
electric
vehicle
charging
systems
at
the
various
filling
stations
in
the
country.
Dr
Mahamudu
Bawumia
said
this
when
he
addressed
participants
at
the
11th
Quadrennial
Delegates
Conference
of
the
GPRTU
at
Gomoa
Fetteh
in
the
Central
Region
on
July
4,
2024.
Dr
Mahamudu
Bawumia
recounted
concerns
raised
by
transport
operators
regarding
the
cost
of
spare
parts.
He
also
cited
fuel
price
increases
and
other
difficulties
affecting
transport
operation
in
the
country.
The
Vice
President
therefore
indicated
that
government
will,
before
end
of
year,
import
50
electric
vehicles
into
the
country
for
use
by
members
of
the
GPRTU.
“When
we
go
towards
electric
vehicles
that
cost
will
come
down
that
is
why
we
are
engaging
the
GPRTU
and
the
operators
so
that
we
can
find
financing
for
them
to
acquire
the
electric
vehicles,”
Dr
Bawumia
said.
He
added
that,
government
is
in
discussions
with
the
leadership
of
the
GPRTU
for
a
financing
arrangement
for
transport
operators
to
help
them
engage
in
the
electric
vehicle
business.
National
Chairman
of
the
GPRTU,
Nana
Asiamah,
lauded
the
Vice
President
for
government’s
commitment
to
import
the
electric
vehicles.
He,
however,
complained
about
the
Driverand
Vehicle
Licensing
Authority’s
(DVLA)
introduction
of
penalties
for
commercial
vehicles
who
fail
to
renew
their
road
worthy
for
over
a
year.
“Vice
President,
once
you
are
here,
we
want
to
say
that
the
DVLA
compels
us
to
pay
penalties
on
vehicles
which
have
been
left
unattended
to,
and
this
is
a
problem
for
us,”
he
stated.
Dr
Bawumia
assured
him
that
he
will
get
the
issue
addressed.
“So,
I
was
asking
the
Minister
of
Transport
what
are
the
nature
of
the
penalties
that
if
you
don’t
review
your
road
worthiness
and
you
come
and
review
later
then
they
charge
you,
this
I
don’t
understand.
So,
I
have
asked
the
Minister
of
Transport
and
the
GPRTU
to
let
us
engage
on
the
matter,”
he
said.