The Chief Government Officer of the Drivers and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Julius Neequaye Kotey, has introduced an bold plan to formalise the operations of self-acclaimed middlemen, popularly known as ‘goro boys.’
In accordance with him, all efforts by earlier governments to eradicate these people from the vehicle registration and licensing process have confirmed futile.
Addressing the scenario in an interview with TV3, Mr Kotey emphasised his dedication to a brand new method to deal with the problem.
He disclosed plans to register and regulate their operations as brokers, stating:
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Combating them continually shouldn’t be going to carry an answer. What if we register them and regulate their actions? On the Tema port, they used to struggle them on daily basis; now they name them brokers.
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Mr Kotey additional famous that eliminating these middlemen with out offering various employment alternatives would result in a rise in armed theft.
He stated:
Once we put these boys on the streets, armed theft could rise as a result of they’re aware of cash, and a few of them overcharge. So, let’s carry them beneath one umbrella, management what they do, regulate their actions, and guarantee they don’t overcharge. Set charges and prices they need to observe, and if any of them steps out of line, then you possibly can cope with that individual.
“Goro boys” refers to people who illegally help folks in bypassing official procedures to accumulate driver’s licences, car registrations, or different associated paperwork.
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They typically function exterior the formal processes of the DVLA, providing faster or fraudulent companies for a payment.
