The President Mahama led government has taken a step towards fulfilling its manifesto promise of legalizing Okada business in Ghana. Minister for Transport, Joseph Bukari has today laid the Road Traffic Amendment Bill, 2025 seeking to legalize operations of commercial motorcycle riders under a regulated, licensed framework. Speaking on the floor of parliament, the Minister disclosed aside legalizing and regulating the Okada business, the bill seeks to reinforce road safety measures in the country.
“The Road Traffic Amendment Bill, 2025 seeks to sanitize the road transport services sector. In recent times we have been having a lot of issues that have to do with our road users and this bill seeks to introduce some stricter punishment to road users, ensure safety and provide effective and efficient usage of our roads.”
“The Bill seek to provide for limits in the termination of alcohol concentration in our drivers. of late we have realized that a lot of accidents are due to human factors that includes driving under the influence of alcohol and under stress driving. This bill seeks to bring about the limitation from 0.08 percent of alcohol concentration in drivers to 0.05 percent and this we believe will help sanitize our roads.” Bukari Nikpe added.
According to the minister the bill when passed will create jobs for the youth who are desirous to earn a living or have employment within the road transport sector.
The bill also seeks to reduce age limit for commercial driving from 25 years to 21 years.
