Dignitaries at the DVLA’s 25th Anniversary Public Lecture
The Diver and Vehicle Licencing Authority (DVLA) has been selected by the World Bank to benefit from the phase two of its public sector reform for results project.
The support to DVLA is under the component: Improving Efficiency, Accountability and Citizen Engagement in the Delivery of Selected Services.
The phase one, which DVLA participated in, resulted in improved services reducing the time to register vehicles by streamlining vehicle inspection and registration processes and systems.
Senior Presidential Advisor, Yaw Osarfo Marfo, who announced this at the DVLA’s 25th Anniversary Public Lecture in Accra said, “The World Bank plans to release a second trench of grant to the DVLA, for the phase II of its funded Public Sector Reforms for Results Project, after successful implementation of the phase I of the project.”
Mr. Osarfo Marfo said this was due to the Bretton Woods institution’s evaluation and satisfaction with DVLA’s rapid transformation under the current administration.
Chief Executive of DVLA, Kwasi Agyeman Busia, said the theme, “Navigating the Future: Innovating and Excelling Public Service”, reflects DVLA’s commitment in advancing innovation, service excellence, with improved service delivery to DVLA’s clients.
He said DVLA, which was labeled by Transparency International (TI) some few years back as the most corrupt institution in Ghana, is now described as the best public institution in Ghana by the same organisation.
Mr. Agyeman Busia used the occasion to call on his staff and stakeholders to sustain DVLA’s achievements going forward.
Guest of Honour, Prof. Stephen Adei, expressed concern over the effects of galamsey the country’s development and called on the government to declare the fight a “state of emergency” to deal with the menace.
Deputy Chief Executive, in charge of Operations, Prince Opoku Edusei, in an interview on some successes of DVLA, said implementation of eye testing reforms, involving qualified optometrists has helped reduce road crashes, adding that, introduction of the Vehicle Registration System-VRS has removed the manual way of doing things at DVLA.
He noted that DVLA now issues smart cards and vehicle title certificates that represent a vehicle’s documents for ease of providing services.
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