Former Chief Executive of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, has contested claims by the current Chief Executive of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Julius Neequaye Kotey, that the Authority’s recent revenue growth is solely attributable to his leadership.

In a Facebook post on Friday, August 22, Nkansah stated that his assertions were based on documents from the former DVLA management which he has reviewed.

He argued that the credit for the improvements must go to the former management.

“The DP plate stickers project he is claiming credit for and cites as reason for the growth in revenue was undertaken in 2024 and was only waiting to be issued in January 2025,” he wrote.

Nkansah accused Mr Kotey of being disingenuous in a recent media interview, where the latter suggested that he had not inherited any initiatives from his predecessor.

According to him, the DP plate stickers project – which Kotey has highlighted as the key driver of revenue growth – was designed and completed under the previous administration, with the rollout scheduled for early 2025.

Outlining a timeline, Kofi Nkansah explained that in January 2024, the Ministry of Transport granted approval for the conversion of DP plates into digitalised stickers.

A vendor was subsequently engaged, designs were finalised, and a committee was established in May 2024 to oversee the project’s implementation.

By June 2024, an agreement had been signed with the manufacturers of the plates, and by November, training sessions had been conducted for the police and other stakeholders in readiness for the launch, he indicated.

DVLA's mandatory DP sticker, insurance issuance starts at the ports

Nkansah further stressed that the processes were fully concluded before the current DVLA Chief Executive assumed office, who, in his view, only executed what had already been set in motion.

“All processes were completed in October and in November, training was organised for the police and other stakeholders on the features and processes for the issuance of the stickers.

“DVLA was only waiting to commence issuance in January 2025 and that’s what the new CEO has done to do. He didn’t add anything to it,” he added.

He emphasised that the substantial groundwork laid by Edusei, the former DVLA boss, was what has resulted in the revenue growth, and urged that due credit be given where it is rightly due.

See the Facebook post below: