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Minister appeals to GPRTU to
help curb accidents
Sunyani, March 26, Ghanadot/GNA – Mr. Kwadwo
Nyamekye Marfo, Brong- Ahafo Regional Minister, has said members
of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) should make
public safety their priority to curb accidents.
“The safety and security of passengers and the general public
must take precedence over all other considerations of the
union,” he said.
Mr. Nyamekye Marfo, who was speaking in Sunyani during a
courtesy call on him by the Brong-Ahafo Regional executive
members of the union, said other road transport associations
should also put the safety of people first.
He said most of the accidents were caused by human errors and
cited some of them as drink driving, speeding and lack of
maintenance of vehicles.
The Regional Minister suggested that illiterate drivers should
not be permitted to drive because “they do not know, let alone
recognize, observe and understand road signs and highway codes.”
Mr. Nyamekye Marfo appealed to the GPRTU and other road
transport associations to collaborate with the Driver Vehicle
Licensing Authority in organising workshops and seminars for
their members and non-members.
He spoke about the rate of armed robbery on highways and said
the Regional Security Council would tackle the problem.
“Where necessary I will liaise with my colleagues in the Ashanti
and other adjoining regions to device a common strategy to
combat it in our areas of jurisdiction.”
Mr. Kofi Kokwa, the Brong-Ahafo Regional chairman of the GPRTU,
suggested that highway patrols by the security agencies should
start from mid-night to 0400 hours.
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