The President of the Republic of Ghana (H.E John Agyekum Kufuor) in his inauguration speech on 7th January 2001 spoke of the need of introducing a mass transit bus system in the cities of Ghana. This directed the re-introduction of public mass transport system in the metropolitan and municipal areas of Ghana.

This directive culminated in the establishment of Metro Mass Transit Limited (MMT) in 2002 to ensure that public transport is accessible to all and that the pedestrian and traffic environments are designed and managed to enable people reach and use public transport easily, safely and with confidence. Since then, Government has been actively promoting public mass transportation. Indeed, the benefit accrued from the re-introduction of the public mass transport system has been enormous.

Metro Mass Transit Ltd was incorporated in March 2003 as a limited liability company under the Ghana Companies Code, (1963) Act 179. The Company is a public-private partnership between the Government of Ghana holding 45% of the shares and six Institutional investors holding 55% of the shares combined.