Outgoing Minister of Transport, Mrs Dzifa Attivor, has handed over to her successor, Mr Fifi Fiave Kwetey, in Accra. Mrs Attivor resigned on December 23, 2015 over the controversial GH¢3.6 million cedi Metro Mass bus rebranding scandal.
Subsequently, as part of the President’s ministerial reshuffle on January 19, 2016, the former Minister of Food and Agriculture, Mr Kwetey, was appointed the new Minister of Transport.
Both ministers signed a hand-over note presented by the outgoing minister at a brief ceremony.
In her remarks at the ceremony, Mrs Attivor appealed to the staff of the ministry to render similar support and cooperation to the new minister.
That, she said, would help to accelerate the completion of the work being done on the President’s priority projects in the sector.
Mrs Attivor said the technical staff of the ministry, in particular, had to step up their efforts so that those projects could be completed on schedule if not ahead of schedule.
“November comes as a month of accountability, a time when members of the public will judge the work of the government on the basis of work done by then and work ongoing and, therefore, you must work relentlessly to ensure that all government’s efforts did not go to waste,” she said.
She said the completion of those projects on time would be evidence of the government’s hard work and offer the opportunity for the people to give President John Dramani Mahama a second term.
“The government is doing its part effectively and so you the technical staff must do yours relentlessly to give meaning to the government’s efforts.”
While bidding the staff goodbye, the outgoing minister commended them for their hard work and support over the years.
Transport hub
For his part, Mr Kwetey said he would work hard to build on his predecessor’s remarkable work to make the transport sector a model for other West African countries.
He said the transport sector was also a sector that had huge opportunities in terms of virtually becoming a transport hub for the sub-region. Therefore, anything that had to do with transport was very key as far as economic growth was concerned.
“What matters is in attaining success as a leader in any role; it is not just the technical expertise but an excellent leadership skill capable of making the most of all potentials and resources available in a unifying atmosphere,” he said.
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