News:
November 7, 2018
Roads and Transport Minister, Kwaku Asiamah has been summoned by Parliament over the rising road accidents in Ghana.
First Deputy Speaker Joseph Osei-Owusu who was in the chair on Tuesday gave the Minister two weeks to appear before the House and brief it on measures being taken to reduce carnage on the roads.
This follows a statement made on the floor of the House by Member of Parliament for Ledzokuku, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye on avoidable road traffic accidents.
He called for aggressive prosecution of careless drivers, and related to recent accidents including that of colleague MP for Awutu Senya West and Deputy Communications Minister George Andah, who was airlifted to 37 Military Hospital for emergency care, following an accident in the Central region.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/ghanamps.com