Tag Archives: OKADA

A Chairman of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) Mr. Albert Boamah has charged the flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama to stop deceiving Okada Riders with a promise of legalization their operations Former President John Mahama has promised that his next government will …

An Okada rider instantly lost his life after a road crash at Awoshie in the Ga Central Municipality involving eight vehicles, with several others injured. The accident occurred at about 8:00 am when a KIA truck suspected to have failed its breaks run into several vehicles at a traffic light …

A group calling itself the Tricycle Operators Association in the North East Region has described former President John Mahama’s promise to legalise okadas as an attempt to put them out of business. Addressing a press conference at Nalerigu on Monday, Makom Binjensheim Abu, the interim president of the association, said …

Dancehall juggernaut, Livingstone Etse Satekla, popularly known as Stonebwoy has exhibited an act of after he offered to pay for the hospital bills of an accident victim to undergo surgery. The gentleman in question was involved in an accident and could not walk properly but needed a huge sum to …

With the government taking a different position on the legalization of the Okada business, the general belief is that the ruling New Patriotic Party may have lost the love of Okada riders in the lead up to the December 2020, polls. However, scenes on the streets of Kawukudi when the …

Executives of the Okada Riders Association in Ghana have said that granted that the Okada business is illegal and as such no insurance covers passengers, they still put measures in place to ensure the safety of their passengers. In a discussion about Okada legalization on the Happy Morning Show, representatives …

A serious crash involving one of the many motorbikes leading the convoy of former President John Dramani Maham on a visit to Techiman in the Bono East Region has left one individual in coma. Report say, the individual was part of a group of Okada riders who were organized by …

The National Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana has threatened to vote against the flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) if he fails to cancel his promise to legalise the operations of Okada riders across the country. Former President John Mahama made the promise during his campaign tours. It …

Road accidents have become rampant as the is year is ending. Since last week, we have been counting peculiar and mild cases accross the country! So could these be the cause of careless driving, bad roads or any spiritual cause? Now another accident just happened on Mallam Junction Overhead where …

The Akufo-Addo government is proposing a National Transport Recapitalisation Project which, if implemented, will provide a lease-to-own option to all commercial drivers, including Okada operators, to exchange their old vehicles or bikes for newly-assembled ones in Ghana. According to Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the issuance of national identity cards along …