Former National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) boss, Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, has accused the Chief Executive Officer of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Julius Neequaye Kotey, of misleading the public about the Authority’s recent revenue gains.
Nkansah, in a Facebook post, alleged that Kotey lied during an interview with Citi FM’s Umaru Sanda Amadu when he claimed he did not inherit any projects from the previous administration that contributed to the DVLA’s current performance. He specifically pointed to the rollout of DP stickers, which Kotey has cited as a major driver of revenue growth, insisting the project was conceived, designed, and fully prepared under the former leadership.
According to Nkansah, the Minister for Transport approved the conversion of DP plates into digital stickers as far back as January 2024. A vendor was procured, and by mid-2024 the sticker’s design and issuance process had been finalized. In May 2024, the DVLA set up a committee to implement the project, and in June, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the vendor and existing plate manufacturers to ensure collaboration rather than displacement.
He added that by July 2024, the Ministry of Transport had nominated a representative to serve on the implementation committee. DVLA then began publicity campaigns in September 2024, followed by final stakeholder engagements and police training sessions in October and November 2024. By December, the only outstanding step was for the Authority to begin issuing the stickers in January 2025. Nkansah insisted that Kotey merely executed an inherited plan and should not claim credit.
Kotey, however, dismissed the allegations in what many have described as a combative and incoherent response. Writing on social media, he said:
“Facts are facts. Not every propaganda deserves long explanation. Just go and ask the former CEO for DVLA what LIPMA is and whether he had the balls to stand against LIPMA to implement this project to save Ghana about 2 million cedis stolen at the port on a monthly basis. It took the young appointee called Logass to stand against LIPMA, enter into agreement with the company, and get this implementation done within three months. What is the essence of doing all that you did then allow yourself to be compromised not to implement the policy? I was bold to reject the offer you accepted. I went ahead to sign for the policy to be implemented to save Ghana from losing about 2 million Ghana cedis at the port on a monthly basis. I won’t talk about this again. It’s like DVLA never existed under NPP. This light brought to DVLA will continue to shine under JM’s government. Watch out for more reforms to save Ghana.”
