MOT inaugurates GLOTA Governing Council, Functional Committees

The Ministry of Transport, during a media launch in Accra, has inaugurated the Governing Council and other functional committees for the Ghana Logistics and Transport Awards (GLOTA).

The seven-member Governing Council tasked to serve mainly an advisory body among other responsibilities has Togbe Adza Tekpor, Paramount Chief and Osie of Avatime and out-going Chief Director of Ministry of Transport as its Chairman. Other members of the Council included Mr. Kwabena Ofosu Appiah, President of Ghana Institute Freight Forwarders (GIFF), Mr. Laud Alan Senanu a Private Legal Practitioner, Mrs. Bernice Asempa , CEO of Primus Freight Services, Mr. Kwabena Agyekum, Executive Director of Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana, Mr. Sena Vulley, General Manager of DDP Outdoor Limited and Mr. Don Obilor, CEO of Adams 360 Brand Communications Agency.

The ceremony also witnessed the induction of GLOTA 2019 Technical Evaluation Committee to supervise the evaluation of entries to be submitted by the awards contenders and selection of winners. The Committee composed of Mr. Kwabena Ofosu Appiah, President of GIFF as Chairman, Dr. Justice Amegashie, Transport Services Consultant and Senior Fellow of Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) as Vice Chairman and Mr. MacDonald Bubuama, CEO of TR Communications Consult as Secretary. Other members included Mr. Selby Ankrah Twumasi, Chief Director of Ministry of Transport, Mr. Kwabena Agyekum, Executive Director of CIMG and Mr. Alex Asiama of GIFF Secretariat. The Event Organizing Committee has Mr. Don Obilor, CEO of Adams 360 as its Chairman, while Mr. Nicholas Tettey, CEO of Eves Media, Mr. MacDonald Bubuama, CEO of TR Communications Consult and Mrs. Catherine Daniels of GIFF Secretariat serve as other members.

In his keynote address, the Minister of Transport Kwaku Ofori Asiamah commended GLOTA organizers for conceptualizing the idea of instituting the awards aimed at giving recognition and prominence to the role played by the Transport and Logistics sector by raising the bar of the country’s haulage, export and shipping industry.

He said government’s introduction of the Single Window System in compliance with the World Trade Organization Facilitation Agreement, the implementation of “Paperless System” and the on-going construction four container berths to handle bigger vessels are all aimed at enhancing efficiency at the seaports. The Transport Minister expressed regret at increasing road transport fatalities due to reckless driving and failure by road users to strictly comply with road traffic regulations. He therefore urged organizers of GLOTA to institute an award for the “Best Road Safety Regulation and Management Institution” to aid in curbing road accidents and enhancing road safety in the country.

The President of Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF), Mr. Kwabena Ofosu Appiah, appealed to relevant sector Ministries including Transport, Aviation, Trade and Industry, Railway Development and Roads and Highways as well as relevant corporate agencies to adopt the awards and offer the needed backing for its successful organization.

He said the logistics and transport sector is a key contributor to Ghana’s economic growth, and as such rewarding efforts of players within the sector would boost the morale of workers to maximize their output for higher growth.

The Chairman of GLOTA Organizing Committee, Mr. Don Obilor, urged eligible industry players to apply when entries for the awards contest are open through advertisement in the media as well as GLOTA website at www.glota-awards.com .

The 2019 edition of Ghana Logistics and Transport Awards” is slated for Saturday August 10, 2019 at Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra to reward industry players whose efforts and values of diligence and excellence in respective categories for the last 12 months or more have contributed in diverse ways to the growth of the Logistics and Transport sector and the Ghanaian economy. The theme for the awards ceremony is “Rewarding contributions of the Logistics and Transport sector for accelerated growth of Ghana’s economy”.