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Aboboyaa Ban: Movement Of Tricycles On Accra-Tema Motorway Ends Today
Effective today, Monday, November 1, 2021, tricycles, also referred to as ‘aboboyaa,’ are to stay away from plying the Accra-Tema motorway.
This will be in response to a recent directive given by the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey.
The directive has been a subject of controversy with some members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) kicking against it.
The restriction is the first of a few others expected to come into full force by February 2022 that will rid all of Accra’s principal roads and highways of tricycles.
Henry Quartey in response to critics last week pointed them to parts of the constitution that empowers district assemblies to take such decisions.
He contends that tricycles are hazards on the roads.
“Aside from them (aboboyaa riders) not having driver’s licenses, the cycles are not properly insured. They dump refuse anyhow in the middle of the road,” he complained.
The restrictions on the use of the tricycles within the Greater Accra Region are part of the ‘Making Accra Work’ agenda.
Riders who flout this directive will have their motorbikes and tricycles impounded and given a maximum of a month to explain why their bikes should not be disposed of.
The Ranking Member on the Transport Committee of Parliament, Governs Agbodza, had led the Minority in Parliament to oppose this ban saying it lacked legal backing.
But Mr Quartey reminded that the motorway falls within the La Dadekotopon, Ledzokuku, Tema West, Tema, Ashaiman and Adentan assemblies which have all endorsed this restrictions.
“They (District Assemblies) are exercising their legislative and executive powers saying that Aboboyaa is a nuisance and they pose risks on the motorway,” Mr Quartey said on the Point of View on Citi TV.
“my good brother Agbodza should avert his mind to Artcle 241,” he added.
Tricycles are becoming a part of Ghana’s vehicles mix that ply roads across the country. They are used to among other things cart refuse, sachet water, farm produce and even transport passengers in some areas although that is illegal.
While the use of tricycles has predominately been in rural areas and on the fringes of Accra, they are becoming increasingly popular in the central business district offering various services.
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Food and Drugs Authority (FDA)’s Director of Legal says they cannot demand compensation for victims of the alleged food poisoning at Marwako’s East Legon branch.
Joseph Bennie said the Authority has no mandate to pressure for amends in cash from the eatery to the affected persons.
In an interview with YEN.com.gh, monitored by GhArticles.com, Bennie said the FDA can carry out sanctions in the form of ”a ban, fine, caution, or prosecution” in such cases.
The Acting Director’s comments come amid widespread reports of food poisoning at Marwako’s East Legon branch on social media, leading to the closure of the restaurant.
He said the closure of the eatery was to prevent an escalation of reported cases of food poisoning.
Speaking on the investigations, Joseph Bennie said the FDA is yet to establish the cause of the food poisoning. ”Investigations will conclude in not less than a week or more,” he told YEN.comgh, sighted by GhArticles.com.
As previously reported that the management of Marwako has appealed to the FDA to open other branches closed down following complaints of food poisoning at its East Legon branch.
PRO for Marwako Fast Food Ltd, Mohammed Amin Lamptey, said while the popular food business accepts the decision of the FDA, the industry regulator, it is only fair for the affected branch to be shut down.
”The FDA shut down of our branches is quite unfortunate and it is really something that is going to create another problem for Mawako Fast Foods Limited. In as much as we all know that it is an isolated case…we thought that the FDA will focus on the East Legon branch,” Lamptey told reporters on Thursday, May 12, 2022.
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The Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER) wants the government to reduce the rate of the controversial electronic transfer levy.
According to ISSER, the government must consider a downward adjustment between 0.5% and 0.75% adding that the 1.5% on all electronic transfers is punitive.
The Director of the institute, Professor Peter Quartey, speaking on the topic: “Harnessing stakeholder engagement and feedback for research impact” at the 2022 ISSER Road Show at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) said with the current 1.5% rate, the government’s goal of mobilizing about GH¢4.1 billion would be missed as more people would avoid using the platform but instead use alternative methods to avoid paying the tax.
He stated that “The 1.5% E-transaction levy rate is punitive and should be revised downwards to between 0.5% and 0.75% to allow more people to use the service and avoid eroding the gains made in digital financial inclusion.”
The E-levy was introduced by the government in the 2022 Budget for basic transactions related to digital payments and electronic platform transactions.
The rate will apply to electronic transactions that are more than GH¢100 daily. This is different from the 1% telcos charge on transactions.
The levy has sparked controversy because of its impact on mobile money transactions and the impoverished Ghanaians that use it.
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Some parts of Accra got flooded Saturday morning following a brief downpour.
Areas such as Kaneshie First Light, Abbosey Okai and Adabraka Sahara, Dansoman, and Odorkor were affected by the floods.
The situation resulted in heavy vehicular traffic in different parts of Accra.
Motorists were left with no choice but to abandon their vehicles after their cars and motorbikes got choked in the floods.
Also, there were many properties destroyed due to the rainwater entering the homes of some people in the capital.
Ghanaians have as usual expressed their anger and lamented at how a little rainfall causes floods.
Some Ghanaians who were affected by the floods quickly took to social media to lament the situation.
The video below shows the floods on the main Kaneshie highway in front of the market.
Watch the video below:
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