The National Executives of the Alliance of Drivers on Friday, October 30, 2020, launched a campaign in support of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) ahead of the upcoming election.

The Group also known as ‘Drivers for Change’ unveiled the theme, “4 More To Do More 4 Drivers” a message of boost towards the NPP government for the proficient leadership exhibited throughout the four years of reign by Nana Akufo Addo, through which they have hugely benefitted from.

Briefing the press, the Ashanti I Regional NPP Nasara Coordinator, Alhaji Salim Bamba spoke that they (drivers) are committed to campaigning for the incumbent government because every promise Nana Addo made to them in 2016 has been fulfilled much and improved their profession in every part of the country.

According to him, the former president, John Dramani Mahama made policies which stalked the driving business and made the trade cheerless. He informed that demonstrations have been missing in the transport sector because the current government have made implementations which favours motorists and has transformed their way of life.

“Prior to the 2016 elections, the alliance of drivers saw that the former government under the NDC executed policies that were in contradiction to that f motorists and it affected their work massively,” he said.

“Out of that, they deemed it necessary to call for change in 2016 and declared their support to the NPP government and in so doing, Nana Addo did not disappoint them. His policies have been good and they have benefitted a lot from his government. It’s difficult to hear drivers going on strike due to fuel increment and others, this is by virtue of good leadership and economic management,” he added.

Alhaji Bamba asserted that one key area which has galvanized the full support of the national executives is the digital means of acquiring a driving license without stress. He recalled that gone were the days where motorists were harassed by the Police for a license but everything has been overturned due to the president’s creativity on the sector which calls for another term. The planting for food and jobs and the One District one factory he added, have revived the career a lot.

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“The license for drivers has been made easier to ascertain without no third party. All you have to do to apply through digital means. The premium system has also been of great benefit to us so much

“Another is the indirect policy which comes through the planting of foods and jobs. It has impacted us so much to the extent that drivers have enough work to do through-loading foods to the markets, warehouses.

“The One district one factory after production charter cars to market and it has raised their support to the NPP government hence their campaign inauguration for the New Patriotic Party. They are not doing this because of their affiliation with the party. No. they are campaigning because of the government’s good works towards them and Ghana as a whole.”

The Chairman for Alliance of Drivers, Alhaji Siaka addressed that drivers do not want to be exposed to the mess they experienced in the hands of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) some years ago that's why they see it needful to organize Cooperative, GPRTU and other associations to start campaigning for the NPP to continue benefitting.