Minority Chief Whip, Kwame Governs Agbodza has called on government to secure and clear all collapsed toll-booths sitting on the Accra-Tema motorway.
According to him, the toll-booths have become death traps hence the need to clear them.
Addressing Journalists in Accra on Wednesday, Mr. Agbodza said "We are saying that the government should secure these places. Some of the buildings are collapsed and fallen onto the road and drivers in the night don't know what is happening there"
The Minority Chief Whip charged government to instruct the Motor Transport and Traffic Directorate (MTTD), an agency under the Ghana Police Service responsible for road safety in Ghana to deploy some of its men to the motorway to help control the traffic situations, reckless driving and also prevent road accidents.
The Minority Chip Whip who doubles as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Adaklu Constituency in the Volta Region defended road users saying no driver was against the paying of tolls in the country.
"They only complained that when they pay, they don't see corresponding improvements on their roads"
"We need to make sure that when we take the tolls, it applies to the improvement of the roads of this country"
"We need to have a more advanced way of collecting road tolls instead of having the booths on the roads"
"But to just cancel it and they thought E-Ley was going to solve the issue"
The MP firther described the controversial E-Levy as a wrong decision adding that all efforts by the Minority in Parliament to stop government from passing it yielded no results.
"I am sure the NPP by now have seen that they made a big mistake and we have proven to be right. There was no need to cancel the road toll"
"They deceived the toll booth staff that they were going to give them another job somewhere but all those were lies"
Reacting to the introduction of a new driving licence, the Minority Chief Whip said "The introduction of the new driving licence will not work, we are now expecting them to call on the committee of Parliament and engage all stakeholders and do proper public education on it. How much is it going to cost?"
"DVLA can only charge fees that are in the Charges Act. They are rushing and that behaviour should not be coming from them"
He stressed that the NDC and Ghanaians are are very disappointed in the current government.
"When you want to change the entire Driving Licence of this country, what is wrong with the old one and what is the new thing about this one. They only want to take people's money"
Story by: Joshua Kwabena Smith
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