[ad_1] A trailer loaded with soya beans has knocked down and killed an okada rider believed to be in his late 20s at Suame Maakro in the Suame Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The deceased, whose identity is yet to be established, died on the spot following the accident, which occurred on Saturday December…
[ad_1] As Ghana stands on the cusp of a historic regulatory shift in its transport sector, the Commercial National Motor Rider Union of Ghana (CNMRUG) is moving to professionalise the ‘Okada’ business from the top down. In a strategic bid to shed the industry’s informal image, the National Leadership of the CNMRUG has completed an…
[ad_1] Seth Owusu-Mante, Founder & Executive Director, GCCE The Ghana Chamber of Clean Energy (GCCE) has welcomed the passage of the Road Traffic Amendment Bill, 2025, describing it as a significant policy development in Ghana’s transport sector and a strategic opportunity to accelerate the deployment and local manufacturing of two- and three-wheel electric motorcycles in…
[ad_1] The government has formally submitted to Parliament a bill to legalise commercial motorcycle and tricycle operations, popularly known as Okada. The bill was laid by the Minister for Transport, Joseph Bukari Nikpe. The proposed law seeks to amend the Road Traffic Act 2004 (Act 683) to provide for the use of motorcycles, tricycles, and…
[ad_1] The two off-duty police officers, Lance Corporals Philmon Agbevem and Peter Kwame Badagbor, have been remanded into custody for allegedly robbing an okada rider of GH₵3,700. The incident, which occurred on July 21, 2024, is a stark reminder of the corruption and misconduct that has plagued the Ghana Police Service in recent years….
[ad_1] The Okada Riders Association of Ghana has lauded the promise by NDC flagbearer John Dramani Mahama to establish an electric motorbike assembly plant in Ghana if he wins the 2024 general elections. Addressing motor riders in Ashaiman, Mahama promised to provide electric motorbikes on a hire-purchase basis for Okada riders, stating that he is…
[ad_1] John Mahama John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has reaffirmed his commitment to legalizing the operations of commercial motorbike, popularly known as “Okada,” if elected in the upcoming 2024 gener al elections. Mahama highlighted this pledge during a meeting with motorbike riders in Ashaiman on Friday, May 31,…
[ad_1] The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has reiterated his commitment to legalising the operations of commercial motorbike riders, locally known as “Okada” if elected in the 2024 general elections. The NDC’s plans to operationalise the “Okada” business were disrupted after their defeat in the 2020 general elections. Speaking to…
[ad_1] The Director-General of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), Ing. David Osafo Adonteng, has reasserted that the operation of ‘Okada’ remains illegal in Ghana, in contradiction to promises made by National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Mahama, to legalize commercial motorbike operations. Mr. Mahama’s commitment to legalizing the ‘okada’ business came during an…
[ad_1] Management of TotalEnergies says it is set to roll out the distribution of about 100,000 crash helmets to commercial motorcycle riders (popularly called “Okada”) in Ghana and some other countries around the world. The management noted that the initiative, dubbed the “Helmet 4 Life” campaign, is part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts…
