DVLA CEO pays courtesy call on Sunyanimanhene

The Chief Executive Officer of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Mr Julius Neequaye Kotey, has paid a courtesy call on the Paramount Chief of the Sunyani Traditional Area and President of the Sunyani Traditional Council, Odeefour Ogyeamansan Boahen Korkor II, at his palace in Sunyani.

The visit formed part of the DVLA’s stakeholder engagement on the Authority’s planned introduction of new vehicle registration number plates. Mr Kotey also disclosed plans to give the DVLA’s Sunyani Regional Office a facelift to improve service delivery.

He said the courtesy call was necessary because the Authority’s operations in Sunyani are located on traditional land, adding that management sought the Paramount Chief’s permission, guidance and counsel.

Mr Kotey, who was accompanied by Deputy CEO in charge of Services and Administration, Lawyer Foster Akwasi Asante, the Deputy CEO in charge of Operations, Mr Iddisah Yeboah Seidu, and other senior officials, also thanked the Sunyanimanhene for his contribution to the appointment of Lawyer Asante as Deputy CEO.

Commendation
Responding, Odeefour Ogyeamansan Boahen Korkor II commended the DVLA management for its efforts to transform and improve the Authority.

He urged management to prioritise staff welfare, stressing that motivated employees were essential to effective public service delivery. He also encouraged DVLA staff to support management’s transformation agenda.

The Paramount Chief further proposed periodic renewal of vehicle number plates, saying the initiative could generate additional revenue while strengthening vehicle identification and assisting law enforcement agencies in tracing vehicles linked to criminal activities.

He also called on the DVLA to establish an emission testing centre in Sunyani to enhance vehicle safety, environmental compliance and efforts to reduce pollution from poorly maintained vehicles.