Ghanaian TV presenter and influencer, Bridget Otoo, has strongly criticized the decision by the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) to ban commercial tricycles, commonly known as “Pragyia,” from operating in the Central Business District (CBN).
The new directive, aimed at reducing traffic and congestion in the central business district, went into effect on August 1, 2023. Since then, numerous tricycles have been seized, and some drivers have been arrested.
The implementation of the ban led to a backlash from tricycle drivers, who took drastic actions to reclaim their seized vehicles and even blocked roads to voice their frustrations.
Bridget Otoo expressed her disapproval of the ban on her Twitter account (now X), describing it as ill-conceived.
She argued that the tricycle operators are engaged in legitimate work and are not involved in criminal activities.
She criticized the authorities for not doing enough to provide alternative employment opportunities for these individuals.
“The tricycle ban is one of the most senseless things that KMA has done. These guys are working, not stealing or committing robbery! They found a job where you failed to provide one for them. Yet you ban them for causing traffic; ban your incompetence for not thinking!” she stated.
The tricycle ban is one of the most senseless things that KMA has done.
— BO1 (@Bridget_Otoo) August 10, 2023
These guys are working, not stealing or doing robbery! They found a job where you failed to provide one for them.
Yet you ban them for causing traffic, ban your incompetence for not thinking!