313 Metro Mass Buses Sold for GH₵2,500 Each; Profits Shared Among Cronies Like Dog Meat 

The Deputy Managing Director of Metro Mass Transit Limited (MMTL), Haroun Apaw Wiredu, has alleged that 313 buses belonging to the state-owned transport company were declared unserviceable and sold off among cronies at drastically reduced prices under the previous management during the Akufo-Addo administration.

According to him, the buses were sold in October 2020, barely two months before the general election, with some disposed of for as little as GH₵2,500 each, generating a total of only GH₵2.9 million from the sale.

Mr Apaw Wiredu made the disclosure on TV3’s Hot Issues programme on Sunday, January 18, 2026.

He said investigations by the current management revealed that the former leadership allegedly operated a deliberate and systematic practice known internally as “cannibalisation,” whereby buses with minor faults were intentionally stripped of parts and subsequently declared unserviceable.

“When I reviewed the report, I realised that a whole Metro Mass bus was sold at a paltry GH₵2,500,” he said.

400 More Buses Sold

Mr Apaw Wiredu further alleged that more than 400 buses were similarly declared unserviceable between 2017 and 2018, shortly after the previous government assumed office.

“By 2017 and 2018, over 400 buses were tagged as scrap and sold among individuals associated with the system at the time,” he stated.

He claimed that the buses were sold to cronies and individuals linked to what he described as a criminal network within the company, with proceeds allegedly shared among those involved.

‘Low-Hanging Fruit’ for Personal Gain

Explaining the alleged modus operandi, the Deputy MD said some members of the former management treated the scrapping of buses as a lucrative side business.

“Cannibalisation is a deliberate attempt. They saw the scrapping of buses as a low-hanging fruit, a system to milk the company,” he explained.

According to him, spare parts were systematically removed from buses until they could no longer operate, after which the vehicles were officially classified as unserviceable and sold off at extremely low prices.

External Audit

Mr Apaw Wiredu disclosed that after the new management assumed office in March 2025, an external audit was commissioned to independently investigate the alleged irregularities.

“We commissioned external auditors to get this issue done once and for all, and they submitted a draft report to us last week for our consideration,” he said.

He did not indicate whether the findings had been forwarded to law-enforcement agencies but said management would act appropriately after reviewing the final report.