The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has stated that security officers will be stationed on the Accra-Tema motorway to enforce the ban on 'aboboyaa' from today Tuesday November 2, 2021.
According to the Minister, adequate logistics have been provided to enable the security officers to operationalise the directive.
"We have put all the mechanisms in place and the logistics. The Ghana Police Regional Command has been given a brand-new Nissan pick-up so [today], we will put all the operational plans in place, and then they will start work on the Motorway 24/7. It is a law, and when people offend, it is the law enforcement agencies that need to deal with that. All the operations of the assembly will be assisted by the security agencies,” he said on Eyewitness News on Citi.
Mr Quartey pointed that the ban will ensure the compliance and enforcement of the Road Traffic Regulations, 2012 (LI 2180).
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The Greater Accra Regional Minister on October 27, 2021, announced that effective November 1, 2021, tricycles, widely known as ‘aboboyaa’ will not be allowed on Accra-Tema Motorway while a general ban on tricycles on major highways and principal streets will be effective February 1, 2021.
The Minister said the extension of the ban of tricycles on major highways and principal streets is to make room for more engagement, education and sensitisation to ensure the successful implementation of the directive.
The ban on the 'aboboyaa' forms part of the "Let’s Make Accra Work agenda".
Let’s Make Accra Work agenda is to make Accra the cleanest city in West Africa.