Management of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has promised to deal with officials captured in a video documentary corrupting an established system.
A statement issued by management on Friday said it has requested for an unedited copy of the video from the producers of the documentary as it commences internal investigations into the matter.
“We wish to assure the general public that any employee(s) found culpable of these alleged infractions would be severely dealt with in accordance with the Authority’s internal disciplinary processes.”
The Multimedia Group Limited, owners of the Joy brands, has been airing a 30-minute documentary exposing officials of the DVLA at the Greater Accra Regional Office located at 37 and the Tamale Regional Office in the Northern Region who have been aiding applicants to bribe their way through the process.
The documentary revealed that applicants were charged more than double the official cost of the licensing process to avoid the mandatory 48-hour driving school enrolment requirement, computerized examination, in-traffic driving test and the road sign test to become licensed drivers without ever demonstrating whether or not they even know how to drive.
The management statement said it has taken “keen interest” in the documentary titled, “Money over Human Lives” which focuses on driver licence acquisition processes at the DVLA.
The DVLA investigation is expected to focus more on the various procedural breaches highlighted in the documentary.
“Any actions/ inactions that bother on criminality would be referred to the Ghana Police Service for the necessary action to be taken,” it said.