When you order your shares or use our services, you are supporting missions.

The Communications department of the All Africa Baptist Fellowship, led by Brother Agogo Iyiola David, conducted a comprehensive interview with the General Manager of B-Trans Limited, Reverend Emmanuel Mustapha, who recently travelled across five West African countries. During the interview, Rev. Mustapha discussed how he and his team are putting the finishing touches to the launch of bus operations along the coastal routes of West Africa.

Can you share with us About B-Trans Limited?

B-Trans Limited is a transport company being set up by the All Africa Baptist Fellowship (AABF). It is a project that is going to create a self-supporting business that can manage itself and generate cash flow for all African Baptist Fellowship members, institutions and societies, local churches, groups of churches, and member bodies, as well as all the auxiliaries in the Baptist fraternity.

B-Tran came as an idea that, this generation of cash flow is going into supporting missions across Africa and the work of the All Africa Baptist Fellowship. So, one, we want to generate income to support the work of AABF. Two, the members who buy shares will be part of it and will also improve their financial security by investing in it. And three, we want to use that as a way of expanding the Kingdom work across Africa.

So, anybody who joins us in this B-Trans, one, you are advancing God's Kingdom through missions. You are also improving your own financial base. And three, you are pushing the Kingdom alongside us. So, B-Trans, as a transport company, has been officially registered. We have chosen the Ghana Baptist Convention to host us at its headquarters in Accra.

So, B-Trans headquarters will be in Accra, but it will be running from Lagos to Accra, Lagos to Cotonou, Lome, Abidjan,. And possibly, we will add Sierra Leone and Liberia to it. So, this is what B-Trans is going to do. And like I said, the headquarters will be in Accra, at the Ghana Baptist Convention Office. It is fully registered. It has been incorporated under the Companies Act of 2019 with the Ghana government and is a company limited by shares.

We are inviting everyone to be part of it. Because whatever you put in, we are going to run it properly. Especially someone like me, who has been involved in transport over the years, I am going to be part of it.

Can you share the outlook of the current B-Trans Board?

By the grace of God and in the spirit of standardization, we have a solid board of directors in place. They have started putting in all the work and today, the coast is getting clearer for the official commencement of the mission-driven venture.

The AABF General Secretary is the president.  We have a treasurer, who doubles as the AABF Treasurer. We have a Company Secretary, I serve as the General Manager and we have board members from the various regions of the AABF and our women are well represented by the Continental President.

The AABF owns 100% of the shares. As a corporate shareholder of B-Trans, it has the right to share its shares privately, but not publicly. A registered share is open for all buyers. By this, I am inviting every Baptist who is reading this blogpot, irrespective of where you are, to buy shares and be part of the company. Basically, a share is one dollar. The minimum an individual can buy is $100, which represents 100 shares. You can buy as many as you want. We are inviting all the Baptist fraternities from conventions, associations, authorities, churches, families, individuals, and unions to own those shares. We will run it as a company. Part of the profit will go into keeping the business strong, and part of the profit will be designated to support missionaries. To let you know, we are committed to being a sending agency, as we already have eight missionaries on the field that we need to support.

And that is why I always emphasize that when you invest in B-Trans, you are supporting missions. We are moving people across. When you order your shares or use our services, you are supporting missions. We are going to transport people and goods across the Costa Belt of West Africa, beyond and we are inviting everyone to be part of it. I am looking forward to everyone getting ready and being part of it.

Recently, you took a journey from Yendi down to Ibadan, back to Abidjan, and then back to Accra. What was the experience like in terms of the expectations we have, the excitement, and of course, the possibilities for B-Trans to run effectively in West Africa as its Pilot phase?

Thank you for this question, You know, I believe that you don’t give people work that you yourself have not experienced. As I told you before, I’ve been a transporter, a driver, and personally involved in mission work across West Africa. I drove from Yendi to Lagos, then to Ibadan, and from Ibadan all the way to Abidjan, through Cotonou and Lome, and back to Ghana. The reason is very simple: this is the route we are going to ply.

One of the findings that I discovered, and I am excited about B-Trans, is that there is a lot of passengers between Nigeria and Abidjan. In West Africa, along the coastline, there is a lot of movement because of goods, services, and people trading. There is a huge market and we are going to be part of it. 

That also gave us an opportunity to practically align our findings with what is happening on the ground in crossing the boundaries, what it takes, and the connections we need to establish. It was amazing, the kind of connections we have and the anticipation, and the people are welcoming us into that. What really excited me was looking for places like Mazamaza, where we are going to establish a loading point. We were able to pray with someone and led that person to Christ. The greater excitement is that through this, we are going to be a wind source for Christ. The journey reveals a lot of possibilities and helps in establishing connections. Many people are looking forward to our operation from Seme to the other borders. The people can’t wait to see B-Trans coming. I believe God has prepared us. On the other side, Nigerian Baptist Convention, the Union in Benin Republic and the Convention in Togo are excited about it. I just did a presentation at the Ghana Baptist Convention, and there was great excitement. The huge interest has been evident, and everyone sees that this is a great opportunity. The Union of the Baptist churches in Côte d'Ivoire also thought we were going to start tomorrow. There is significant interest, and people really want to jump on board.

To be Continued.