If Akufo-Addo legalized marijuana, why can’t we legalize okada? – Otokunor quizzes

General news for Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Source: My GH news

September 15, 2020

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The campaign deputy director and deputy secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Boamah Otokunor, has trivialized the comments expressed against the legalization of the ‘okada’ in the country for commercial purposes.

In an exclusive interview on Kumasi-based Pure FM, the NDC scribe explained that if President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his government have succeeded in legalizing marijuana (herb) in the country for commercial purposes to regulate its use, Why does the NDC legalize the use of ‘okada’ in the country for commercial purposes to regulate its use as well?

“If Akufo-Addo legalized marijuana, why can’t we legalize okada?… Okay, for a motorist to carry an additional passenger (in their private capacity), but you are saying that it is wrong for the passenger to give you a token to the rider. Sound good logic? The argument against implementation is very fragile, ”he opined on Pure FM.

Meanwhile, transportation consultant and road safety expert Cecil Gabrah has said: “Politicians must not take advantage of their inability to create jobs for young people and use Okada as vote bait. That is so bad in politics and they must stop it. “

“The risk involved is too high. In Accra alone, we have many very fatal cases. Talk to Korle Bu Teaching and 37 Military Hospital and they will give you daily death statistics, ”he said.

Ghana Medical Association Vice President Dr. Frank Serebour also warned that it will be impossible for the country to regulate the business of ‘okada’ when it is approved for commercial purposes.