News:
August 23, 2017
Chairman of Roads and Transport Committee of Parliament and Member of Parliament for Ayensuano, Samuel Ayeh-Paye has expressed the hope that the contentious road towing policy may still happen in future in a new form.
This, he said, is however subject to parliamentary review of the Legislative Instrument (LI) on the road tow.
He debunked claims by section of the public that Parliament enacted a bad instrument for its citizens hence its rejection.
The Chairman explained that the LI was not prepared and passed by Parliament and emphasised that the Executive is responsible for introducing bills and LI into Parliament for consideration and possible approval if need be.
Parliament he said is obliged to listen to the public to make an informed decision hence has not erred in anyway.
The Chairman assured that the concerns raised by the public will inform the committee and Parliament to make the best laws for the country.
He called for stakeholder involvement in order to undertake public education for greater understanding on the levy.
Ghanaians he said would have appreciated the levy if the procedure was well explained and expressed optimism that the LI on the implementation of the levy would be re-laid before Parliament with the full embrace of all Ghanaians.
Per the suspended LI, Vehicle owners and motorcyclists were expected to pay compulsory annual fees, range from GHC 20 to GHC 200 tied to the acquisition of road worthy certificate, to cater for towing services.
This was to aid the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) in partnership with the private sector to rid the country’s roads of broken down vehicles to curb incidents of road crashes.
Road Safety Management Limited (RSML), a subsidiary of the Jospong Group had been awarded the contract to carry out the exercise
By Christian Kpesese/ghanamps.com