250 buses at a cost of $11million has been launched to support various transport operators in the country. J.A Plant pool Ghana Limited in collaboration with the ministry of Transportation facilitated by the Agricultural Development bank and Intercontinental Bank are the main entities involved in the acquisition of the buses. The buses which are to ease the transportation problems in this country have a sitting capacity of 51 whiles some have 33 seating capacity all fully air-conditioned with video facilities to make traveling easy. The buses which are been supplied by Yutong Bus Company China’s largest bus manufacturer comes with a year warranty and spear parts. Speaking at the launch in Accra the President John Agekum Kuffuor said he was with much pleasure for the supply of the buses to the business community as he made a promise to them of making his government that of a public- private partnership before assumption into office and he has fulfilled it . “These new buses that we are going to hand out should be well taken care of, so that it can last long for our new generations to witness”. He recalled how the Metro Mass was acquired during his first term in office and how it is helping Ghanaians in their day to day activities and making transportation cheaper for everyone. He congratulated all the entities for great efforts. The Minister for Transportion Dr.Richard Annane said he always sought to facilitate development and growth within the transport sector as a country advancing into a middle income status .He added that with the introduction of the buses the private sector can now work safely in terms of transportation with out frequent problems of accidents and spoilt cars on the road. J.A Plant Pool Limited who is the headliners of the buses provides reliable state of the art equipment for renting, leasing and back up support services.
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