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Minority leader Haruna Iddrisu says legalizing and regulating Okada’s business will have no adverse effect on the employment and opportunities of commercial transport drivers.
In a meeting of Garage Associations members at Sunyani Magazine in the Bono region on Tuesday, he explained that Okada cyclists and commercial drivers already operate side-by-side, and that hasn’t diminished their opportunities.
Legalizing the okada, Iddrisu said, will only help bring harmony and coexistence with the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and other commercial driver unions.
“I have heard the argument that the okada business will affect GPRTU and transportation. But that is not true because even today the okada is working but the only thing that John Mahama is looking for is to legalize it so that there is harmony and coexistence with GPRTU ”, he added.
The minority leader said that the People’s Manifesto, the NDC’s manifesto for this year’s elections, has good news for members of the Garage Association, including providing training opportunities for those in the local auto industry. to keep up with modern trends in the automotive industry.
He said the upcoming NDC government will also collaborate with members of the Garage Association to provide state-sponsored apprenticeship training for youth as part of efforts to equip youth with job skills.
Iddrisu said that the NDC’s manifesto has already started to work even though the party has yet to take over the reins of government, especially as the government has started to implement parts of the People’s Manifesto.
The minority leader, therefore, urged voters to vote for John Mahama in the December 7 general election to allow the NDC to run its manifesto for the benefit of the people.
