Former President, John Dramani Mahama, has revisited the issue of utilizing motorcycles for commercial purposes, commonly known as the okada business.
The subject was a significant focal point during the 2020 election campaign, with the National Democratic Congress (NDC) pledging to legalize it due to its potential for generating employment.
“The okada thing, if we do win, it is going to be in our manifesto again. We are going to regulate it like it has been done in other countries. The riders are going to be taught methods of safe riding,” Mahama affirmed in an interview with TV3.
He posited that unregulated okada use “comes with risks,” adding: “We’ve just behaved like ostriches and buried our heads in the sand but you can’t stop it.
“It is a source of income for many young people…. If we regulate it we can identify every motorbike and every rider and know who is using it for crime,” he added.
Okada is currently illegal under Ghanaian laws.