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Professor and Head of the Department of Geography and Resource Development at the University of Ghana, Martin Oteng-Ababio, has said that okada’s business will continue to boom in Accra until the government solves the problem of traffic congestion in the capital. .
Professor Oteng-Ababio, who has conducted extensive research on the okada business, urged the government to expand the road network in the country, especially in Accra, to reduce the amount of time people spend in traffic in a I try to discourage the use of okada.
Speaking in The big problem in Citi FM / Citi TV, Professor Oteng-Ababio said research projections show that Ghana expects to have around one million additional cars by 2023, and without efforts to expand road infrastructure to meet the growing need, the government will not be able to control the already Okada’s thriving business.
“One of the reasons the okada is thriving right now is because of the congestion that we are experiencing. If the city expects more cars and you don’t solve the fundamental problem of the infrastructure network, then you should expect more traffic, more congestion and more need for us to negotiate the city. ”
Professor Oteng-Ababio made the comment on the back of a never-ending debate following Democratic National Congress standard-bearer John Mahama’s promise to legalize okada operations if he is elected president of Ghana on December 7, 2020.
The speaker who believes that the time has come to legalize this type of business suggested that it should be heavily regulated.
He explained that the current law prohibiting okada operations was not supported by any investigation.
“The truth of the matter is that any law that is not backed by research is doomed to fail. The failure of this law is not surprising to some of us. I suggest that we look at the law in its entirety because I do not anticipate that the current law will stand the test of time in Ghana today and in the near future, ”added Professor Oteng-Ababio in the interview on the Citi breakfast show in September 17, 2020 .
— citinewsroom
