The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey has extended the deadline for the ban on the use of tricycles, popularly known as ‘aboboyaa’ on highways from November 1 to February 1, 2022.
According to the Regional Minister, the Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council (GARCC) is liaising with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) to set up zonal registration centers in the assemblies to register all tricycles in the region hence the extension of the ban.
Henry Quartey noted that the extension will facilitate the full registration of the tricycles in various regions.
The three-month grace period is to educate and sensitize the public to ensure the successful implementation and compliance of the directive.
”All users of aboboyaa will be registered in their respective assemblies. They will be given riders’ licenses, while their tricycles will be insured. The assemblies will also provide them with business operating permits.
“We are allowing a grace period of almost 90 days for all these processes to be completed, while we embark on a massive sensitization program, so that we can ensure strict compliance when the directive is implemented,” Mr. Quartey said.
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Additionally, he said owners of unregistered or uninsured motorcycles and tricycles have up to November 30, this year to regularize their documentation.
“I would kindly urge you all to support this campaign with sensitization and massive educational program to create awareness among the citizenry in our collective effort to make the Greater Accra work,” Mr Quartey said.
He has also instructed motorcycle and tricycle riders to observe all road traffic regulations and wear appropriate gear.
On Friday October 22, the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey in his address at the launch of the Operation Clean your Frontage said the ban on tricycles on major roads will take effect on November 1, this year, while the ban from using the Accra-Tema Motorway was to start immediately.
This action to rid tricycle operators from the Highways 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.