Special number plates for gov’t vehicles

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life is good 10 years ago

common sense. These "prophets" are business and money hungry demons

common sense. These "prophets" are business and money hungry demons
Kondendiara Kakraba 10 years ago

This is about registration of government vehicles not about prophets

This is about registration of government vehicles not about prophets
ZoRRo 10 years ago

Why are we running in circles in Ghana and going nowhere ? We had GV plates for government vehicles several years ago. Who changed them and why ? What a bunch of thieves we have as leaders !

Why are we running in circles in Ghana and going nowhere ? We had GV plates for government vehicles several years ago. Who changed them and why ? What a bunch of thieves we have as leaders !
kabokabo 10 years ago

Welcome back from death GV and GGVs number plates. I hope after 2016 they will not change it again.

Welcome back from death GV and GGVs number plates. I hope after 2016 they will not change it again.
rOB 10 years ago

Of course you know why already. You don't have to look far. When the number system is changed, someone will be contracted to supply the new number plates: even if it is in the name of DVLA. It's a lot of government vehicles. ...
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Of course you know why already. You don't have to look far. When the number system is changed, someone will be contracted to supply the new number plates: even if it is in the name of DVLA. It's a lot of government vehicles. A lot of money can be made...and shared of course.
rOB 10 years ago

These days everyone in a large 4x4 vehicle has become a VIP. It's like there is one law for the ordinary Ghanaian driver and another for those in big 4x4 vehicles. They just need to turn on hazard lights and drive unhindered ...
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These days everyone in a large 4x4 vehicle has become a VIP. It's like there is one law for the ordinary Ghanaian driver and another for those in big 4x4 vehicles. They just need to turn on hazard lights and drive unhindered in the middle of the road.
Mysteriously, even the police are afraid to stop them.
Hajia Mutaka 10 years ago

Please, follow this pastor's advice.

Please, follow this pastor's advice.
Agyeman 10 years ago

This was waaaay overdue.Govts all over the world have easily identifiable plates to deter misuse of these vital public resources but i guess this must have been NPP's route to rob and abuse taxpayers.Thanks to Mahama govt for ...
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This was waaaay overdue.Govts all over the world have easily identifiable plates to deter misuse of these vital public resources but i guess this must have been NPP's route to rob and abuse taxpayers.Thanks to Mahama govt for this correction.
Owura 10 years ago

who was in Power for 20 years before the NPP? Issuance of the so called new plates is not going to deter the thieves from stealing fron us, this is not a priority period. There are other urgent issues that need to be address. ...
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who was in Power for 20 years before the NPP? Issuance of the so called new plates is not going to deter the thieves from stealing fron us, this is not a priority period. There are other urgent issues that need to be address. My guess is that some vehicles will not be issued with the new places guess what will happen to those vehicles...Daylight robbery
Kwame Dokyi 10 years ago

I totally agree with you! They are only throwing dust into our eyes!!

I totally agree with you! They are only throwing dust into our eyes!!
Owura 10 years ago

who was in Power for 20 years before the NPP? Issuance of the so called new plates is not going to deter the thieves from stealing fron us, this is not a priority period. There are other urgent issues that need to be addresse ...
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who was in Power for 20 years before the NPP? Issuance of the so called new plates is not going to deter the thieves from stealing fron us, this is not a priority period. There are other urgent issues that need to be addressed. My guess is that some vehicles will not be issued with the new plates and guess what will happen to those vehicles...Daylight robbery
DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 10 years ago

Guys, nobody is to blame for this one. Since it has been so from post-independent Ghana. Now, the citizenry wants it changed and this administration under the leadership of his Excellency John Dramani Mahama has simply decide ...
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Guys, nobody is to blame for this one. Since it has been so from post-independent Ghana. Now, the citizenry wants it changed and this administration under the leadership of his Excellency John Dramani Mahama has simply decided to heed to the obvious call before him, period.
OSBON 10 years ago

President Mahama after 5 years in power can't even name our streets and Roads. What a backward people running our country.
Who will come to a country which can't named it common streets. Any good business man will Google you ...
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President Mahama after 5 years in power can't even name our streets and Roads. What a backward people running our country.
Who will come to a country which can't named it common streets. Any good business man will Google your addres before doing business2014. Think about it. 2014
kwasi pratt 10 years ago

Is this the time to find job for the boys again? No wonder the goverment is embarking on this fruitless agender.where are the guinea fowls (nkonfems) and the the trees planted in Norths? Indeed boys abr3 papaapa!!!

Is this the time to find job for the boys again? No wonder the goverment is embarking on this fruitless agender.where are the guinea fowls (nkonfems) and the the trees planted in Norths? Indeed boys abr3 papaapa!!!
DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 10 years ago

Sorry:

YOUR CONTINUOUS STAY IN OFFICE DEPENDS ON STREET-NAMING EXERCISE – MAHAMA TELLS MMDCEs

President John Dramani Mahama has charged Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to take seriously ...
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YOUR CONTINUOUS STAY IN OFFICE DEPENDS ON STREET-NAMING EXERCISE – MAHAMA TELLS MMDCEs

President John Dramani Mahama has charged Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to take seriously the street-naming exercise he directed to be carried in all districts across the country, stressing it is the performance in execution of the project that will form the basis of evaluation of MMDCEs. “I gave a deadline for all MMDCEs to name their streets and number their houses. I take this deadline very seriously and your continuous stay in office will depend on how diligently you apply yourself to the street-naming and house-numbering exercise.”

President Mahama stated on Tuesday, November 05, 2013 while addressing MMDCEs attending an orientation programme in Accra. “You are the drivers of development and change in your districts and that is why I cannot understand why our streets are not still named and our houses are not still numbered,” President Mahama vented. In March this year, President Mahama in launching the National Urban Policy Framework and Action Plan gave the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development 18 months to ensure that not only are all streets in the country named but also all houses numbered. “I send you to your posts with my full backing to do everything you can to stump out corruption,” President Mahama assured the MMDCEs.

Source: TV3 News Ghana

So, can you at least wait until his given deadline is exhorted and nothing achieved just yet, then you can go ahead and complain as much as you want under the sun? Thanks.
OSBON 10 years ago

What is the GV GP GA GS etc. are there for. Backward people like you. you can't even use your trokosi name because you are ashamed of it.

What is the GV GP GA GS etc. are there for. Backward people like you. you can't even use your trokosi name because you are ashamed of it.
Ewe power. 10 years ago

Ashanti monkey go back to Ivory Coast.

Ashanti monkey go back to Ivory Coast.
Concerned Ghanaian 10 years ago

This is a good move by the president and his economic team, I hope it would be followed by a system where people can easily report abuse of govt vehicles by all and sundries. Govt vehicles must be only for official business a ...
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This is a good move by the president and his economic team, I hope it would be followed by a system where people can easily report abuse of govt vehicles by all and sundries. Govt vehicles must be only for official business and not ferrying girlfriends and families.
Truth 10 years ago

This is a fruitless and useless exercise because all government vehicles already have special number plates. The plates bore the GV which no private vehicle is permitted to register. So the issue to me is not a special number ...
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This is a fruitless and useless exercise because all government vehicles already have special number plates. The plates bore the GV which no private vehicle is permitted to register. So the issue to me is not a special number plate that could be used to check misuse of such vehicles. Rather as we are all aware, we lack an effective monitoring system and we live in a country where everything goes unchecked. So many actions have to be taken to curtail the use of official vehicles privately. But unfortunately we as Ghanaians lack the moral to check the rot in the system as all are involved. As such a new exercise which is considered better ends up in the same way as the previous one. How many times haven't names of organizations changed for the same old shit to exist? We should rather hold the bull by the horn in order to make existing laws and regulations work. This is another means of enriching the officials involved. So by what means is this new or special number plates going to be used to check the misuse of the vehicles for which the old GV could not effectively do as such?
EZEKIEL 10 years ago

A GOOD ONE THERE!! MORE SUCH MOVES and DIRECTIVES! The abuse of our System is too much.
Now, President Mahama SHOULD FOLLOW with the Signing into Law the RIGHT TO INFORMATION BILL and he has my vote already for 2016!!

A GOOD ONE THERE!! MORE SUCH MOVES and DIRECTIVES! The abuse of our System is too much.
Now, President Mahama SHOULD FOLLOW with the Signing into Law the RIGHT TO INFORMATION BILL and he has my vote already for 2016!!
kwasi pratt 10 years ago

This indeed is a bitter Ghana agender.
Is just a waste of National resources.I agree with you brother!

This indeed is a bitter Ghana agender.
Is just a waste of National resources.I agree with you brother!
OBOMENG ANANE, MODENA ITALY 10 years ago

IT IS GOOD IDEA TO IDENTIFY VEHICLES BELONGS TO THE STATE.THIS IS ALSO ONE WAY OF SECURITY. SPEED UP TO SECOUND AND THEN MOVE FAST TO THE REST. GOD WILL BLESS YOU AMEN.

IT IS GOOD IDEA TO IDENTIFY VEHICLES BELONGS TO THE STATE.THIS IS ALSO ONE WAY OF SECURITY. SPEED UP TO SECOUND AND THEN MOVE FAST TO THE REST. GOD WILL BLESS YOU AMEN.
DAN 10 years ago

MOST AMERICA CITYS HAVE GOV PLATES ON FEDERAL,STATE,CITY & COUNTY CAR AND TRUCKS

MOST AMERICA CITYS HAVE GOV PLATES ON FEDERAL,STATE,CITY & COUNTY CAR AND TRUCKS
DONBOLI 10 years ago

Most of these govt cars will not be registered instead they will be turn to private ownership. How can you register a car when is not moving and dont have MOT. Its another way of stealing govt propeties.
If you really want t ...
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Most of these govt cars will not be registered instead they will be turn to private ownership. How can you register a car when is not moving and dont have MOT. Its another way of stealing govt propeties.
If you really want to know how many car a dept has you have to go there and see the past records of all cars. The govt is relying on the departments to register the cars, why cant the govt just ask the depts how many cars they have. Not all govt cars are no they road because of small faults they dont have spare parts for, will the broken cars have new number plates? What happen to those cars with no registion?
Time for stealing call auction to themselfs. No govt workers should be allowed to bit for these cars because instead of fixing the cars they wait and put the broke part in within an hour after they buy it. Why cant the govt fix the cars or take them to crap metal dealers.
AK 10 years ago

I agree with you Donboli,we really need to be careful greedy govt officials do not use this exercise to divert some of the cars to themselves.What happened to the GV number plates we used to have on govt cars and what hppened ...
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I agree with you Donboli,we really need to be careful greedy govt officials do not use this exercise to divert some of the cars to themselves.What happened to the GV number plates we used to have on govt cars and what hppened to all thiose Peugeot cars bought for the police some time ago.MOTHER GHANA ABR3
jomo 10 years ago

This is no news. What happened GV. registration.Were these GV. vehicles not over the places carrying the so called big men and women to funerals and markets?. Don't disturb our ears u hepocrites

This is no news. What happened GV. registration.Were these GV. vehicles not over the places carrying the so called big men and women to funerals and markets?. Don't disturb our ears u hepocrites
Mohammed 10 years ago

what directive is there to ensure that this specialized license plates would not be in-use after working hours...and we saw no difference with the GV plates,how are we to expect any difference NOW....

what directive is there to ensure that this specialized license plates would not be in-use after working hours...and we saw no difference with the GV plates,how are we to expect any difference NOW....
DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 10 years ago

Just be a vigilante for Mother Ghana. Should in case you spot any of the yet to be issued specialized license plate in your neighbourhood after the supposedly working hours, then take upon yourself and write down the type of ...
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Just be a vigilante for Mother Ghana. Should in case you spot any of the yet to be issued specialized license plate in your neighbourhood after the supposedly working hours, then take upon yourself and write down the type of vehicle and the plate number and report it to the appropriate agency yet to be set-up for dealing with such matters.
Erasmus Quartey 10 years ago

Guys and Girls, we have formed a new advocacy group called the Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM). It is a non partisan, non affiliated, non profit and non governmental organisation, formed by the people and for the people in ...
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Guys and Girls, we have formed a new advocacy group called the Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM). It is a non partisan, non affiliated, non profit and non governmental organisation, formed by the people and for the people in response to the growing concerns of the steady devaluation of the quality of life in Ghana and to call for accountability and implementation of effective standards which will impact the lives of the Ghanaian people.

We aim to serve our communities through education, empowerment and outreach projects.

Please "Like" us on CCM Ghana on Facebook, follow us on twitter or check our website which is still under construction. Also, we hold meetings via skype and will be inaugurating on the 6th March, 2014.

If you share the same dream of action and not just talking, then please join us on Skype on ccmghana or email us at secretary@ccmghana.org.

We will be looking forward to your contributions to this selfless cause.

Many thanks.
eric luther 10 years ago

this will not solve the problem .it must be used in working hours.and not for private use

this will not solve the problem .it must be used in working hours.and not for private use
shoe maker 10 years ago

we are talking about employments and good health for the people and you are talkig about foolish special number plates for gov vehicles
IDIOTS

we are talking about employments and good health for the people and you are talkig about foolish special number plates for gov vehicles
IDIOTS
NANA KASA 10 years ago

We had the GV registeration for govt vehicles. Kuffour stopped it in order to help his followers steal the vehicles.

We had the GV registeration for govt vehicles. Kuffour stopped it in order to help his followers steal the vehicles.
kpakpo osu 10 years ago

I was about to say the same thing. Hulk Kufuor scrapped it, why? So they can misuse n share the vehicles among themselves. Where were out elected parliamentarians when Kufuor gave the directive. These things should be protect ...
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I was about to say the same thing. Hulk Kufuor scrapped it, why? So they can misuse n share the vehicles among themselves. Where were out elected parliamentarians when Kufuor gave the directive. These things should be protected by legislation so executive cannot just come and change them.
Kofi 10 years ago

This was done in the early days of the PNDC. When the district assemblies came into being, I realized some vehicles used by DCEs were not registered as such. Why are we going back? Are we a serious people?

This was done in the early days of the PNDC. When the district assemblies came into being, I realized some vehicles used by DCEs were not registered as such. Why are we going back? Are we a serious people?
Dr 10 years ago

Please Mr President

What has become of the GV plates. Did that work or not. Will your new design work? Please all you need to do is cut down on your staff and spending.NO government in the advanced world pays for fuel, ph ...
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Please Mr President

What has become of the GV plates. Did that work or not. Will your new design work? Please all you need to do is cut down on your staff and spending.NO government in the advanced world pays for fuel, phones, electricity, transport for their staffers. Ministers and parliamentarians in the UK, Sweden, Finland and Norway foot their own bills. The ordinary man on the street is suffering.
Kofi Nimako 10 years ago

Do we need a press conference to announce this? GOD BLESS GHANA

Do we need a press conference to announce this? GOD BLESS GHANA
Hazor 10 years ago

What kind of democracy do we have in Ghana?.Did the president acknowledge the existance of parliament at all?.Was parliamentarians imformed that all government vehicle are going to be giving special number plates,debate and a ...
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What kind of democracy do we have in Ghana?.Did the president acknowledge the existance of parliament at all?.Was parliamentarians imformed that all government vehicle are going to be giving special number plates,debate and acknowledge the cost involve accept by all political parties in parliament and approved.Why is Mahama doing this registration in secrecy without the carnal knowledge of parliamentarians?If the president said there is not money to do any thing in the country and the country is broke where did government got this money from?This special number plate is an avenue to steal tax payer cars,loot tax payers money and share.Am calling on the parliamentarians to stop this registration immediately for Government car already has special number GV so there is no need to change a waste of tax payers money.
Gandalf 10 years ago

We have seen this so many times over the years in different regimes. Its a useless exercise. Another 'chop chop' for the boys

We have seen this so many times over the years in different regimes. Its a useless exercise. Another 'chop chop' for the boys
okukuseku 10 years ago

a nice way of stealing our money a member of ndc will be contracted to do this useless job and inflate prices robbing peter to pay paul this bogus govt always think about stealing This should be debated in parliament Ghana is ...
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a nice way of stealing our money a member of ndc will be contracted to do this useless job and inflate prices robbing peter to pay paul this bogus govt always think about stealing This should be debated in parliament Ghana is tired of these thieves
PO 10 years ago

FIX THE SYSTEM THAT HAS BEEN SICK FOR SO LONG AND MOVE THE COUNTRY FORWARD. PLACE THESE VEHICLES ON POLICE DATABSES TO PREVENT GOVERNMENT VEHICLES BEING USE FOR CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES, FREE GAS, USING FOR AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT B ...
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FIX THE SYSTEM THAT HAS BEEN SICK FOR SO LONG AND MOVE THE COUNTRY FORWARD. PLACE THESE VEHICLES ON POLICE DATABSES TO PREVENT GOVERNMENT VEHICLES BEING USE FOR CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES, FREE GAS, USING FOR AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 10 years ago

YOUR CONTINUOUS STAY IN OFFICE DEPENDS ON STREET-NAMING EXERCISE – MAHAMA TELLS MMDCEs

President John Dramani Mahama has charged Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to take seriously the street ...
read full comment

YOUR CONTINUOUS STAY IN OFFICE DEPENDS ON STREET-NAMING EXERCISE – MAHAMA TELLS MMDCEs

President John Dramani Mahama has charged Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to take seriously the street-naming exercise he directed to be carried in all districts across the country, stressing it is the performance in execution of the project that will form the basis of evaluation of MMDCEs. “I gave a deadline for all MMDCEs to name their streets and number their houses. I take this deadline very seriously and your continuous stay in office will depend on how diligently you apply yourself to the street-naming and house-numbering exercise.”

President Mahama stated on Tuesday, November 05, 2013 while addressing MMDCEs attending an orientation programme in Accra. “You are the drivers of development and change in your districts and that is why I cannot understand why our streets are not still named and our houses are not still numbered,” President Mahama vented. In March this year, President Mahama in launching the National Urban Policy Framework and Action Plan gave the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development 18 months to ensure that not only are all streets in the country named but also all houses numbered. “I send you to your posts with my full backing to do everything you can to stump out corruption,” President Mahama assured the MMDCEs.

Source: TV3 News Ghana

So, can you at least wait until his given deadline is exhorted and nothing achieved just yet, then you can go ahead and complain as much as you want under the sun? Thanks.
Jojo 10 years ago

MADAM IT IS ALSO TIME TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF THE TWENTY FIVE(25) CABINET MINISTERS WITH THEIR TWO DEPUTIES WHICH IN ALL GIVES A TOTAL OF SEVENTY FIVE M MINISTERS IN THE COUNTRY.

HAS THE GOVERNMENT CALCULATED THE PRICE A ...
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MADAM IT IS ALSO TIME TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF THE TWENTY FIVE(25) CABINET MINISTERS WITH THEIR TWO DEPUTIES WHICH IN ALL GIVES A TOTAL OF SEVENTY FIVE M MINISTERS IN THE COUNTRY.

HAS THE GOVERNMENT CALCULATED THE PRICE AND COSTS OF THESE IMPORTED CARS AD JEEPS.

THIS HEAVILY GOES TO DRAIN THE RESOURCES OF THE NATION AND LEAVING THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO BE ABLE TO TACKLE ITS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT.

JUST IMAGINE, THE PRICE TWO JEEPS CAN BUY WATER PUMPS TO SUPPLY FIFTY THOUSAND PEOPLE IN THE RURAL AREAS WITH WATER.

NEW THINKING-NEW POSSIBILIIES AND OPPORTUNITIES.
yaa 10 years ago

start with the vehicles at the polytechnics the abuse is horrendous

start with the vehicles at the polytechnics the abuse is horrendous
Whatever 10 years ago

Embossed on almost all Government vehicles is the name of the Government institutions to whom it belongs to so why add another one?

Embossed on almost all Government vehicles is the name of the Government institutions to whom it belongs to so why add another one?
Johnny USA 10 years ago

This need no conference ,this is not the first time we are seeing this changing of number plates in Ghana.Is a long time we have to be sincere to our self that is not right to use gov vehicles to pick up our children from sch ...
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This need no conference ,this is not the first time we are seeing this changing of number plates in Ghana.Is a long time we have to be sincere to our self that is not right to use gov vehicles to pick up our children from school or send it to funeral.Such conference might be in some big hotel venue and gov. have to pay for that conference & venue or minister will go there in their numbers with the same gov cars fuel with. In UK or USA ministers use their own cars.Here i Ghana common ministers ,snr heads of ministries or snr, managers are using 4x4 vehicles which is powered by more fuel or oil. Pls lets be sincere to our mother Ghana.This advise not only to NDC gov. to all Ghanaian , institutions & workers.
OKOE 10 years ago

THIS LONG OVERDUE. DO NOT EVENTUALLY SELL THEM TO YOURSELVES. WHY YOU ARE AT, MAKE AN INVENTORY AND HAVE IT DEPOSITED SOMEWHERE FOR ALL TO KNOW THE FACTS OF VEHICLES AT ALL THE REGIONS OF GHANA INCLUDING THE PRESIDECY. BY THE ...
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THIS LONG OVERDUE. DO NOT EVENTUALLY SELL THEM TO YOURSELVES. WHY YOU ARE AT, MAKE AN INVENTORY AND HAVE IT DEPOSITED SOMEWHERE FOR ALL TO KNOW THE FACTS OF VEHICLES AT ALL THE REGIONS OF GHANA INCLUDING THE PRESIDECY. BY THE WAY, DO NOT GIVE YOURSELVES SIX BMWS WHEN YOU RETIRE FROM YOUR SERVICE TO GHANA.
Afi Menu 10 years ago

How many times will number plates be changed. will you learn to keep records?

How many times will number plates be changed. will you learn to keep records?
Abdul somed Tamale 10 years ago

We as Ghanaians xpect govmt to exercise duedeligence but not syphoning some vehicles.Mr mahama observers are watching

We as Ghanaians xpect govmt to exercise duedeligence but not syphoning some vehicles.Mr mahama observers are watching

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