The management of VIP JEOUN Transport Service has announced its intention to expand its operations beyond international frontiers. According to Mr. Ernest Frimpong Manso, alias Adakabre, the General Manager of VIP JEOUN, the Company would extend its operations across many frontiers, under its expansion programme to add to the 79 local destinations across the country.
He said JEOUN VIP is set to spread to Abidjan, Monrovia, Freetown, Conakry, Benin, Nigeria and Burkina Faso. Mr. Adakabre was addressing the annual get-together of drivers of the Union in Kumasi at the weekend.
The VIP JEOUN General Manager noted that drivers are critical for the operations of the Union hence management attaches importance to their welfare.
He reminded member drivers of the provisions of the Amended Road Traffic Act and pointed that Section 1 (c) of the Act had been revised and that drivers face a minimum of three years imprisonment without the option of a fine if found guilty of dangerous driving on the roads.
Management of VIP JEOUN has also honoured 12 pioneer drivers of the company at a sponsored get-together in Kumasi. Each of the founding drivers received a 32 inch Smart Hisense Television donated by MyLife Insurance Company Limited.
The gesture is in appreciation of their dedication and commitment to the growth of JEOUN VIP transport services over the years.
Sponsors of the programme were Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), MyLife Insurance Company Limited and Goil.
The Kentenkronu branch of Ghana Oil Limited (GOIL) also presented three 32 inch Smart Televisions sets to VIP JEOUN.
Addressing the drivers, Mr. Samuel Kofi Appiah, General Secretary of the Neoplan Drivers Union, advised drivers to prioritise safety as their guide in taking accurate decisions to avoid road crashes especially in the months ahead to the Christmas festivities.
He urged the drivers to adopt defensive driving and avoid rush to reach their destinations.
Nana Ama France, Assistant Manager (Members and Clients) at SSNIT, introduced its Self Employed Enrolment Driver (SEED), requirements for registration and its benefits to the drivers to secure their welfare.
Mr. Victor Aggrey-Fynn, General Manager (Operations) MyLife Insurance Limited, disclosed that over 2 million Ghanaians have, over the last four years, registered with miWay and entreated drivers to take advantage of the benefits of the various products and services.
Empress Nana Ama McBrown, Brand Ambassador of miWay Insurance urged drivers to take advantage of the JEOUN VIP/MyLife Insurance collaboration for secured future.
