The Communications Director at the Presidency, Koku Anyidoho disclosed to Citi FM that President Mills has issued a stern warning to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to arrest persons who flout the law that bars them from using motorbikes for commercial transport.
On Tuesday, February 1 over 500 ‘Okada’ operators in Accra stormed Parliament to present a petition, seeking to convince Parliament to amend the law that disallows the use of motorbikes as a means of transport for commercial purposes.
According to the operators, the venture is fast becoming a viable source of employment among the youth hence the need for Government to legitimize their existence to save the many unemployed youth from engaging in nefarious activities.
A Nigerian Journalist in an interview with Citi News admonished Ghanaians not to heed to the call by the ‘Okada’ operators since the bad venture has more dangerous disadvantages than advantages.
Speaking on Citi FM, Koku Anyidoho said President Mills has told the IGP to clamp down on miscreants who flout the law on the use of motorbikes for commercial purposes.
“President Mills’ view is that the police must apply the laws and make sure that if people drive around without crash helmets, they are picked up and prosecuted; if they jump the red lights they must be picked up and prosecuted”.
“For now the President has given strict instructions to the IGP that the Police must apply the laws to the latter. The fact that people are creating employment for themselves does not mean that they must bend the laws”.