The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has indicated that security officers will from, Tuesday November 2, 2021 patrol the Accra-Tema motorway.
This, he says, is to ensure that tricycles carrying waste do not use the Motorway following the restrictions placed on them.
Logistics have been provided for the officers to commence operations, the Minister added.
Exactly a week ago, Mr. Quartey announced a ban on the use of tricycles popularly known as Aboboyaa effective November 1 on the Accra-Tema Motorway, but Citi News’ checks revealed that the tricycle operators defied the directive.
Henry Quartey said the various assemblies’ task force will augment the efforts of the security officers.
“We have put all the mechanisms in place and the logistics. The Ghana Police Regional Command has been given a brand-new Nissan pick-up so [today], we will put all the operational plans in place, and then they will start work on the Motorway 24/7. It is a law, and when people offend, it is the law enforcement agencies that need to deal with that. All the operations of the assembly will be assisted by the security agencies”.
The region’s plan is to have waste transfer sites in every district in the region by February 2022.
When that happens, tricycles will be barred from using all major roads, and will be expected to deposit refuse at the waste transfer sites.
