Metro Mass Transit Limited, on Thursday, March 26, 2026, hosted a high-level delegation from the Gambia Ministry of Transport, Works, and Infrastructure.
The team is in Ghana to understudy aspects of the country’s transport systems as The Gambia progresses toward establishing its own Road Transport Authority (RTA).
The Gambian team included: Ebrinma Colley, Head, Saikou Kuyabi, Principal Transport Regulatory Officer, Aminata Sanneh, Senior Communications Officer, and Momo Sanyang, Planner. The rest are Almameh S. Manga, Assistant Commissioner Legal, Saikou Ceesay, Senior State Counsel, Omar Ceesay, President, General Transport Union, and Banny Taiwoo Chapman, Senior Engineer, Feeder Roads.
The delegation expressed interest in Metro Mass Transit’s operational activities, fleet modernization initiatives, revenue-enhancing technological infrastructure, management structure, and the company’s relationship and accountability mechanisms with the Ministry of Transport.
Welcoming the group to the Head Office in Accra, Kale Cezar, Esq., Managing Director of Metro Mass, provided an overview of the company’s establishment and operations.
He noted that Metro Mass is the largest public transport company in Ghana and West Africa, employing about 1,500 and operating 136 buses across intra-city, inter-city, and rural-urban routes.
The MD acknowledged past operational challenges but emphasized the administration’s commitment to revitalizing the company in line with President John Dramani Mahama’s directive to build a robust and resilient public transport system.
Kale also explained the governance framework of Metro Mass Transit, highlighting the government as the majority shareholder, the executive body appointed by the government and reporting to the Board of Directors, the Board reporting to the Ministry of Transport, while the Ministry reports to the President.
He told the group that Metro Mass is also exploring Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangements to expand its fleet, believing that this intervention will help expand the company’s route and boost revenue mobilization.
The MD was joined by Haroun Apaw-Wiredu, Deputy Managing Director, Operations & Technical, Dennis Yeboah Twumasi, Deputy Managing Director, Finance & Administration, and ten departmental heads.
Head of the Gambian delegation, Ebrima Colley, expressed gratitude for the warm reception and noted that Metro Mass was one of the three institutions they benchmarked, stressing that their visit confirmed they made the right choice.
He explained that The Gambia’s transport sector faces challenges similar to Ghana’s. To address these, the Gambian government transferred management of the state transporter to the national social security entity, with the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Basic Education providing oversight through representation on the Board.
He added that The Gambia’s General Transport Union is being reorganized with support from the World Bank, and the government is working to expand its bus fleet to enhance mass transit.
The delegation also visited the State Transport Company (STC) to study its operations. Earlier on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, they held meetings with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) and the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA). These engagements focused on licensing procedures and compliance enforcement for regulated transport entities.
