The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has cut Sod for a new district office in Tema, stating ending of this years the facility serving Ghana’s busiest port and logistics hub will be commission

Addressing stakeholders at the sod-cutting ceremony, DVLA CEO Julius Neequaye Kotey described the current setup as unsustainable. “Tema is a port city, a logistics hub, and a densely populated urban center. Yet for all that, DVLA has had exactly one office serving the entire area,” he said. “Drivers wait long hours. Vehicle owners travel distances they shouldn’t. Our staff bear a workload that a single location was never designed to handle. It is not a service delivery model. It is a bottleneck that we have tolerated for too long — and today we begin to fix it.”

The new Tema District Office will be a purpose-built, fully equipped facility offering the full range of DVLA services: driver licensing, vehicle registration, roadworthiness certification, and related functions. Kotey said the project is part of DVLA’s deliberate infrastructure expansion under the President’s reset agenda to rebuild institutions and ensure government services reach citizens.

“To the drivers, truck owners, commercial vehicle operators, and ordinary motorists who have contended with one overloaded office for far too long — this facility is here for you,” he stated.

Kotey was blunt about expectations. “Sod cutting is a beginning, not an achievement. What matters now is whether this building is completed on time, within budget, and to the specification agreed. We will be monitoring construction progress closely.” He publicly tasked the contractor to meet the promised one-year completion timeline, assuring that DVLA would honor payments as required by law.

He called Tema “one of the cash hubs of the Authority” and said the new office was a fitting reward for the hard work of staff there. “This is what reform looks like — not just in speeches, but in concrete and steel and functioning offices that serve the public,” he told DVLA staff present.

The CEO thanked the sector Minister, construction partners, and the DVLA team, and said the Authority looks forward to a strong working relationship with the Tema Metropolitan Assembly as the project progresses.

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