The Akrofuom district assembly has tasked the motor transport and traffic department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service to clamp down on activities of illegal commercial motor riders popularly known as “Okada” as part of efforts to combat crime in the district.
The MTTD will conduct regular swoops on riders to identify those with unregistered bikes who are mostly the perpetrators of crime.
Maurice Jonas Woode, the district chief executive (DCE), who announced measures to check activities of okada riders, said the increasing rate of crime associated with the okada business is a security concern to the assembly.
In his address at a general assembly meeting, Woode said the assembly is determined to sanitise the activities of Okada riders not only for security reasons, but also the safety of those who patronise their services.
On revenue mobilisation, the DCE stated that the assembly had raised GHC769,000 as at May, representing 87.45% of the projected revenue for 2023. He, however, mentioned that there has been a proposal to review the target upward having performed creditably after the first half of the year.
Touching on education, he said the district education directorate has taken steps to improve student-teacher ratio. He added that, 68 teachers have been posted to the district, with 48% already at post.
The DCE has implored the people to complement the assembly’s efforts to create a congenial environment for the newly posted teachers by being hospitable to them in their various communities.
Woode also announced that work on the main hospital block of the Agenda 111 project has temporarily halted because of technical challenges, however, the residential accommodation is still under construction.
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