{"id":698571,"date":"2019-09-04T14:45:30","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T14:45:30","guid":{"rendered":" <br><div data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.adomonline.com\/yasem-nie-goro-boys-go-digital-as-dvla-passport-office-go-paperless-audio\/\">\n            <div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><figure><img width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\""},"modified":"2019-09-04T14:45:30","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T14:45:30","slug":"yasem-nie-goro-boys-go-digital-as-dvla-passport-office-go-paperless-audio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/09\/04\/yasem-nie-goro-boys-go-digital-as-dvla-passport-office-go-paperless-audio\/","title":{"rendered":"Y\u2019asem Nie: &#8216;Goro boys&#8217; go digital as DVLA, passport office go paperless [audio]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.adomonline.com\/yasem-nie-goro-boys-go-digital-as-dvla-passport-office-go-paperless-audio\/\">\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DVLA-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"DVLA Goro boys\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The premises of the DVLA are usually inundated with &#8216;Goro boys&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/clip.afrad.io\/?clipId=HpAEpRzYoYDbZLuHP\" width=\"100%\" height=\"260px\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMan must eat so we are changing our style,\u201d a desperate middleman at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has said.<\/p>\n<p>Nana Yaw Oti Boateng said the introduction of the smart card driving license has affected their work immensely.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: Come experience God through music \u2013 Daughters of Glorious Jesus to Adom Praiz lovers (Video)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a means to make ends meet, he said they have also decided to go digital as middlemen popularly referred to as \u2018Goro boys\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>As an immediate measure, Mr Boateng said the \u2018Goro boys\u2019 at the DVLA office at 37 in Accra have opened offices to assist people register online.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe no longer stand at the entrance of the DVLA office to look for customers; we now have an office with computers and we help our clients fill their forms,\u201d he stated on <strong>Y\u2019asem Nie<\/strong>, a segment on Adom FM\u2019s morning show, <strong>Dwaso Nsem<\/strong> programme, Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: Audio: Asiedu Nketia reveals why Muntaka\u2019s contender was disqualified<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This strategy, he said has tripled their revenue and has also improved their relationship with management of DVLA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEight percent of the \u2018Goro boys\u2019 are very educated so many of the clients prefer to come to our office than going to the DVLA,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>He said plans are far advanced to make them agents of DVLA to ensure their work is formalised and serve as a check on swindlers who will infiltrate the system to give them a bad name.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: \u2018Okada\u2019 men rescue six children from alleged kidnapper<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have met with the Director of DVLA and he is considering our proposal,\u201d Mr Boateng stated.<\/p>\n<p>Source: Ghana | Adomonline.com | Adwoa Gyasiwaa Agyeman<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The premises of the DVLA are usually inundated with &#8216;Goro boys&#8217; \u201cMan must eat so we are changing our style,\u201d a desperate middleman at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has said. 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