The General Secretary of the National Union of Tricycle Operators of Ghana (NUTOG), Kenneth Adu-Akwabeng, has led the Union’s participation in a national stakeholders’ sensitisation exercise on the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act, 2025 (Act 1153) and the Road Traffic Regulations, 2026 (L.I. 2519).
The forum, organised by the Ministry of Transport, brought together key stakeholders in the transport sector to discuss the new legal framework and promote compliance with the revised road traffic laws.
Key issues discussed included road safety management, the regulation and commercialisation of motorcycles and tricycles, vehicle registration reforms and effective enforcement of the new regulations.
Mr. Adu-Akwabeng, who represented the interests of tricycle operators, emphasised the need for continuous engagement and education to ensure that operators fully understand their responsibilities under the new laws.
He said NUTOG’s participation in the exercise demonstrated the Union’s readiness to work with government and other stakeholders to improve the transport sector and promote safer and more organised operations.
NUTOG welcomed the engagement, stressing that stakeholder sensitisation was essential to improving compliance and reducing challenges arising from inadequate knowledge of the new legal provisions.
The Union further called for enforcement of the laws to be accompanied by education and meaningful consultation with transport operators, particularly on policies that directly affect their livelihoods.
However, NUTOG also urged government to expedite action on the Okada legalisation Bill and assent to it to provide a clear legal and regulatory framework for commercial motorcycle operations in the country.
The Union maintained that properly regulated commercial motorcycle operations could contribute to job creation, improve mobility and complement existing public transport services, particularly in communities where conventional transport remains inadequate.
NUTOG reaffirmed its commitment to supporting government’s efforts to reform the transport sector and called for stronger collaboration among the Ministry of Transport, regulatory agencies and transport unions to promote road safety, effective regulation and the welfare of legitimate commercial transport operators.
