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Muntaka's position of the Minority is shared by the Head of Education and Training of the Ghana Police Service who has also called for a review of the ban.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

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Okada was in Parliament Thursday for the right reason; hoping that it creates jobs, facilitates transportation and must be legalized, the Minority intimated. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Minority Chief Whip told Parliament the legalization of Motorcycles [Okada] for commercial purposes such as assembling the motorcycles here in Ghana and exporting them to countries like Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin and La Cote d\u2019Ivoire where these bikes are predominantly used as public transport \u201ccan generate revenue and create jobs to address the unemployment challenges in the country.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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In 2012, Parliament passed the Road Traffic Regulations, 2012 (Legislative Instrument 2180), to regulate road transport.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sections 128 (1), (2) and (3) of the L.I. 2180, prohibited the use of motorcycle or tricycle for commercial purposes.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Okada remained barred for commercial purposes also because it continues to be a major cause of fatal road accidents in Ghana. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Figures from the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) show that in 2014 alone, 2,571 people were knocked down by motorists out of which 1,856 lost their lives.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n