The Chief Executive Officer of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Julius Neequaye Kotey, has suggested a new approach to handling the operations of unofficial middlemen, commonly known as "goro boys," who facilitate vehicle registration and licensing services. Speaking in an interview on the Citi Breakfast Show, the CEO argued that rather than continuously fighting these informal agents, the government should consider bringing them into a regulated system to enhance efficiency and transparency in the licensing process."Why don't we regularize what they do?" he questioned. "It is because we have been fighting them for the past years, and the story is the same.
Why don't we bring them on board?
I am not saying we need to employ all of them, but we have to bring them on board and regularize what they do." According to Kotey, the initiative would involve training these agents to eliminate undesirable practices while setting clear guidelines for their operations.
He explained that, similar to how agents work at Ghana's ports, a structured system would ensure that their activities remain within legal boundaries and service charges remain fair.
