General News of Wednesday, 9 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com•Hassan Tampuli has called for the law banning okada operations to maintained•He believes that legalising such a business would be counterproductive•Mr Tampuli lamented on riders not obeying traffic rules which leads to many crashesDeputy minister-designate for Transport, Hassan Tampuli, has said that laws banning commercial motorcycle (okada) operations must be maintained. Explaining the rationale behind his statement, Mr Tampuli said okada riders disregard traffic rules, hence legalising such a business would be counterproductive. “Ghana as a country has been with motorbikes for a long time, but it’s the commercialisation of same that I believe is the issue confronting us now. The issue goes beyond okada. Okada business was outlawed in 2012In 2012, the use of motorbikes for commercial transport in Ghana was outlawed under Regulation 128 (1 – 4) of Road Traffic Regulations 2012, which states: “The licensing authority shall not register a motorcycle to carry a fare-paying passenger.”
