{"id":395779,"date":"2017-06-15T10:34:42","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T10:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/06\/15\/akufo-addo-must-halt-mandatory-towing-fee-wereko-brobby\/"},"modified":"2017-06-15T10:34:42","modified_gmt":"2017-06-15T10:34:42","slug":"akufo-addo-must-halt-mandatory-towing-fee-wereko-brobby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/06\/15\/akufo-addo-must-halt-mandatory-towing-fee-wereko-brobby\/","title":{"rendered":"Akufo-Addo must halt mandatory towing fee – Wereko-Brobby"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Policy Analyst, Dr. Charles Wereko-Brobby wants President Nana Akufo-Addo to “immediately halt” the collection of mandatory towing fees scheduled to take effect next month.<\/p>\n

Effective July 1, 2017, vehicle owners and motorcyclists will pay compulsory annual fees, tied to the acquisition of a road worthy certificate, to cater for towing services.<\/p>\n

Fees per year for both commercial and non-commercial vehicles, depending on tonnage, range from \u023b20 to \u023b 200.<\/p>\n

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Road Transport Consultant, Cecil Garbrah on Wednesday, described the decision as \u201crubbish\u201d arguing, there was not enough awareness creation on the regulation.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Wereko-Brobby\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Speaking Thursday, June 15, 2017, on the Super Morning Show on Joy FM, Dr. Wereko-Brobby who is Chief Policy Analyst at the Ghana Institute of Public Policy Options (GIPPO) said, it is unfair to make all vehicle owners pay for someone else’ vehicle to be towed.<\/p>\n

\u201cA sinner must pay for their sins,\u201d argued the senior citizen,\u00a0popularly known as Tarzan.<\/p>\n

He, therefore, suggested to President Akufo-Addo to intervene and halt the July 1 implementation, to allow enough time for thorough discussion on the many questions that are arising from the issue.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the president of Ghana should order an immediate halt to this directive,\u201d he said, suspecting that this could be another case of \u201ccreate, loot and share\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mounting a strong defence\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

The Road Safety Management Limited (RSML) claims it leads four other companies that will split 85 percent of funds accruing from the levies.<\/p>\n

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Marketing Communications Officer for Road Safety Management Limited (RSML)<\/b><\/p>\n

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), as well as the Ghana Police Service, will take 5% each, whereas the Ministry of Finance and the NRSC will split the remaining 5% of the proceeds.<\/p>\n

Marketing Communications Officer at the RSML, Roland Walker noted that the concept of relying\u00a0on private companies to tow broken down vehicles is fairly common.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI will find it peculiarly surprising that it can\u2019t be replicated in this country\u2026\u201d Mr. Walker remarked.<\/p>\n

He said the RMSL: \u201cwent through a competitive bidding process following a feasibility study that was conducted by the Road Safety Commission\u201d before the RSML was awarded the contract.<\/p>\n

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