Chief Executive Officer of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Julius Neequaye Kotey, has raised concerns over a contract agreement that has left the Authority with a staggering financial burden.
Speaking in an interview on TV3, Kotey revealed that a company, whose name he chose not to disclose, had an agreement with the DVLA for system monitoring services. However, he noted that “anybody you ask doesn’t seem to know what the real work of the company is.”
According to him, under the agreement, the Ministry of Finance was supposed to pay GHC50 million annually for the service, but no payment has been made in the past three years.
“We are in the third year, and they never paid any pesewa. Yet, they expect us to pay all these monies,” he stated.
Kotey further disclosed that the contract, signed in 2023, binds the DVLA to a system that began operation on January 1. As a result, the Authority is now committed to making payments amounting to approximately GHC160 million by the end of the year.
The DVLA boss has since forwarded the contract to the sector minister, who also serves as the Member of Parliament for Saboba, for further scrutiny. “We take it and see what the issues are,” he added.
He also pointed out discrepancies in the contract structure, explaining that while the DVLA already oversees roadworthiness services, the system contract appears to be entirely separate rather than integrated into existing operations.
