Some riders in the Eastern Region revealed that they had never been involved in any form of road accident since they began their riding career until the inevitable happened. I was taken to many places for treatment and eventually ended up at the St. Joseph’s Catholic Hospital at Koforidua,” recounted the okada rider. Richard Owusu, a former okada rider told GhanaWeb that he stopped engaging in the work following an accident and constant police harassment. He blamed some vehicle drivers for disregarding and “disrespecting” okada riders as road users. Despite the gory tales of their colleagues, GhanaWeb observed some of the riders and their pillion riders riding without helmets.

Source: GhanaWeb August 14, 2021 09:20 UTC