The Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has introduced a new restriction on motorbikes and tricycles around the Kumasi Airport vicinity.
Effective immediately, riders are prohibited from traveling beyond the Airport Roundabout towards the airport itself.
In a statement released on Thursday, the Council cited safety concerns as the primary reason for implementing this restriction. It highlighted the potential danger posed by the presence of motorbikes and tricycles on the road leading to the airport, impacting both air passengers and motorists.
The statement emphasized that any driver found violating this directive would face apprehension, be brought before the court, and subjected to prosecution.
The Ashanti Regional Security Council expressed its concern, stating,“It has come to the notice of the Ashanti Regional Security Council that motorbikes and tricycles ply the route from the Airport Roundabout to the premises of the Airport. This is not acceptable. In this regard, the Ashanti Regional Security Council, hereby directs that all motorbikes and tricycles are not allowed to ride beyond
the Airport Roundabout to the Airport.”
“Any rider who flouts this directive shall be apprehended, arraigned, and prosecuted before Court. It is the expectation of the Regional Security Council that riders of motorbikes and tricycles within the region will strictly abide by the above directive to avoid a brush with the law. Let us all work together to make the region an orderly and peaceful one for all”.
The statement concluded by emphasizing the expectation that riders of motorbikes and tricycles within the region would strictly adhere to the directive to maintain order and peace, thus avoiding any legal consequences.
