DVLA contributed Ghc17.7m into Consolidated Fund in 2025; Ghc80.4m into Road Fund - CEO

The Chief Executive Officer of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Julius Neequaye Kotey has said that in the 2025 fiscal year, the DVLA contributed Ghc17.7 million into the Consolidated Fund and Ghc80.4 million into the Road Fund as statutorily required under the Road Fund Act, 1997 (Act 536).

He said these payments represent the highest contribution into the Road Fund in the history of the Authority.

This puts total contributions to mandatory funds at Ghc98.1 million, he said.

Julius Neequaye Kotey said this during the Government Accountability Series on Monday, October 12.

said the replacement of DP plates with tamper-free stickers has plugged massive revenue leakages.

He says that as of April 2025, the total number of DP plates issued at the Ports averaged between 1,800 and 1,900.

In the first month after the introduction of the stickers which ensured that every vehicle is issued with a sticker before it is moved out of the Port, DP issuance rose from a maximum average of 1,900 to over 5,000.

By October of 2025, DP sticker issuance at the Ports rose to over 15,000 a month.

The revenue associated with DP issuance are as follows:

2024

76,312 DP plates issued yielded GHS 15,415,024

2025

111,101 stickers issued yielded

GHS 22,442,402

Jan – September, 2026

134,361 stickers issued yielded

GHS 27,140,922

He further said that upon assuming office, a review of the books revealed that commitments through Service Level Agreements (SLAs) spanning 2023 to 2026 stood at USD51.8 million annually.

This summed up to a colossal amount USD155.4 million for the 3-year period.

A renegotiation of the agreements reduced the SLA cost to Ghc2 million for 2026, 2027 and 2028.

From USD51.8 million per year to Ghana Cedis 2 miion for the three years.

This translates to savings of about USD50 million every year.