Vice President Dr.
Mahamudu Bawumia has handed certificates to 22 female head porters who have graduated as bus drivers.The porters, popularly known as Kayayei, underwent training at the instance of Dr.
Bawumia under the Kayayei Empowerment Programme he initiated which also has other modules such as beads making, fashion designing, soap making among others for a total of 5000 Kayayeis.Speaking at the graduation ceremony for the qualified drivers in Accra on Wednesday, Dr.
Bawumia expressed delight over the transformation of the young girls from Kayayei to professional drivers."Today is a happy day for 22 young ladies who were formerly Kayayei but today, they are professional Aayalolo drivers.