{"id":930,"date":"2026-06-09T06:39:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T06:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=930"},"modified":"2026-06-09T06:39:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T06:39:29","slug":"new-metro-mass-buses-are-for-inter-city-not-accra-intra-city-trips-mmtl-clarifies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=930","title":{"rendered":"New Metro Mass buses are for inter-city, not Accra intra-city trips \u2013 MMTL clarifies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Metro Mass Transit Limited (MMTL) has clarified that the 100 new buses commissioned last week are designated for inter\u2011city services across Ghana, not for intra\u2011city operations within Accra.<\/p>\n

The clarification follows public confusion and criticism after Vice\u2011President Professor Naana Jane Opoku\u2011Agyemang inaugurated the 100 brand\u2011new 29\u2011seater Isuzu buses on Friday, May 22, 2026.<\/p>\n

The ceremony was part of a broader government push to strengthen national public transport.<\/p>\n

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Many commuters in Accra had expected the buses to ease chronic peak\u2011hour congestion, long waiting times, overcrowding, and rising fares in the capital.<\/p>\n

When the vehicles did not appear on intra\u2011city routes, questions mounted.<\/p>\n

In response, MMTL\u2019s Head of Corporate Communications, Mohammed Mubarak Watara, explained that the buses were acquired under a strategic reset of the state\u2011owned company, supported by the Presidency and the Ministry of Transport.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe buses didn\u2019t come because of intra\u2011city operations,\u201d Watara said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was an arrangement made by the current executives to reset Metro Mass, with the directive and support of the Presidency and the Ministry of Transport.<\/p>\n

When Metro Mass started operating, it was all solely on inter\u2011city, not intra\u2011city.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that people often confuse Metro Mass with Aayalolo, which focuses on intra\u2011city transport in Accra. \u201cAayalolo basically deals with intra\u2011city,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n

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Watara stressed that the 100 buses are part of a larger programme to procure 300 buses in total, aimed at revitalising Metro Mass and expanding its capacity to serve passengers nationwide.<\/p>\n

The vehicles will operate between multiple cities and municipalities, not solely within Accra.<\/p>\n

While acknowledging the real commuting difficulties in the capital, MMTL said expectations that the new fleet would primarily solve Accra\u2019s transport challenges are misplaced.<\/p>\n

Instead, the buses are intended to improve inter\u2011city connections across the country, the original and core mandate of Metro Mass Transit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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