General News of Wednesday, 28 January 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comAlbert Adu Boahen, former Managing Director of Metro Mass Transit Limited (MMTL), has dismissed claims by the current MD, Kale Cezar, that spare parts have been stuck at the port for over two years. The former Managing Director explained that the buses and spare parts were supplied to MMTL under a state-to-state arrangement between the governments of Ghana and Belgium, which exempted them from taxes. "At the initial stage, MMTL did not receive full tax exemptions from the government, slowing the process, and later, additional costs imposed by the shipping line further prolonged the release of the buses and spare parts," Adu Boahen said. Adu Boahen also claimed that by the time they succeeded in negotiating tax exemptions with the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Ministry of Finance, the issue of shipping line costs also arose. "By the time the MMTL was able to get the Ministry of Finance to issue a waiver for the imports, the shipping line costs had also become an issue, with estimated charges of over GH¢300,000."

Source: GhanaWeb January 28, 2026 15:00 UTC