- Target:
- Government and the Parliament of Ghana
- Region:
- Ghana
Should the ‘Okada Business’ in Ghana be legalized? There’s going to be a lot of benefits yet some disadvantages. Aside, from the provision of jobs and a source of income for the youth, the okada business may help the local economy.
According to a survey conducted by KT Press in 2015, the Rwanda motor taxi business was said to contribute $1billion to the Rwandan economy.
Given this benefit, however, the okada business also poses a great demerit. According to the World Health Organization Global Status Report on Road Safety in 2015, there are 26.6 road traffic deaths per 100,000 people compared with 17.4 per 100,000 globally in Africa. Motorcyclists make up 23% of all road traffic deaths.
Currently, this kind of business is considered illegal as supported by the Road Traffic Regulations. Section 128 (1) of the Road Traffic Regulations, 2012 states: “The licensing authority shall not register a motorcycle to carry a fare-paying passenger.”
The president of the Okada Riders Association, Michael Kofi Owusu has disclosed that the Okada business has created livelihoods for over 800,000 people and still counting.
These issues of safety and security can only be dealt with appropriately through the legalization and regulation of motorcycles and tricycles (OKADA and KEKE).
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This petition is being led by:
- Mr. Clement Clinton Blay (CEO of SHAIP Africa)
We, the undersigned, call on the Government and Parliament of Ghana to legalize and officially regulate the Okada (motorcycles) and k3k3 (tricycles) business or their commercial use in Ghana.
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The Petition: Legalize and Regulate Okada & K3k3 Business In Ghana petition to Government and the Parliament of Ghana was written by Clement Clinton Blay and is in the category Roads & Transport at GoPetition.