District and Metropolitan Assemblies will create ‘Okada’ stations after legalization – NRSA Boss

Acting Director-General of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) Abraham Amaliba has disclosed that District and Metropolitan Assemblies will be required to  designate places as ‘Okada’ stations within the cities after operations of riders are legalized.

Outlining a number of measures to be instituted by government should Parliament approve the legalization of ‘Okada’, Abraham Amaliba said special number plates and licensing will be given to ‘Okada’ riders after registration.

He disclosed that a specific uniform and reflectors will be given to riders for identification while the NRSA will also provide road safety education for these riders to ensure that there’s no reckless riding.

“They are going to be given uniforms to identify them, we will give them reflectors then we will prescribe the type of helmet that they will be wearing then the people they pick will also wear same helmet.

“The DVLA will give them special number plates and licensing. Then the police will enforce the law,” he told Keminni Amanor on TV3’s Hot Issues, Sunday, March 23.

Abraham Amaliba further revealed government’s plans to introduce speed limit gadgets and trackers in motorcycles to monitor movements once their operations are legalized.

“We are also going to provide them with speed limits. There will be gadgets in their motors which will stop them with over speeding. Then also there will be a tracker in each motorbike.

“So as you move, wherever your motorbike is going, there is computer monitoring you and your movement,” he added.

He stressed that ‘Okada’ riders per the legalization will be required to affiliate with a union before registration will be allowed.

This, he said will allow authorities to easily identify crimes associated with ‘Okada’ riders.

“We are going to reset them in unions. We are not going to have individual okada riders walking to the offices to say I have a motorbike I want to register, no.

“You must be with a union and that union must have its executives so that when you engage in an illegality or a crime and we are looking for you, we will go to the union and we can fish you out. Things are going to change,” Amaliba stated.

A 13-member committee has been established by the transport minister to review Section 128 (1), (2), and (3) of the Road Traffic Regulations 2012 (L.I. 2180) to allow for the legalization and commercialization of motorcycles and tricycles.

The Committee will submit its work to Parliament after the review.

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