Author's note: This piece was written on 9/10/2013. It is being posted today, because I was unable to do so on the day. Please read on:
The phrase "Ghanaians don't like following laws and regulations" is one
that is often heard, when blatant examples of law-breaking leads to
some mishap or tragedy.
Most Ghanaians have seen and heard television and radio news reports of
suicide bombers using motorcycles and vehicles to kill and maim scores
of people in places like Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq.
The fact that that terrible tactic employed by terrorists elsewhere,
could be employed here too, is one of the reasons why the authorities
in Ghana must move quickly to bring to an end, the use of unregistered
motorcycles and vehicles, on roads across the country.
Even on weekends, one sees unregistered vehicles with Driver and Vehicle
Licensing Authority (DVLA) trade plates - used to move such vehicles
from one point to another, especially when cleared from the ports and
land entry points at our borders - being used to attend funerals in
cities, towns and villages around Ghana, by their occupants, who
invariably number more than two: something that the law frowns on.
Terrorist organisations looking for a soft spot in Ghana's underbelly,
are bound to exploit such egregious examples of lawlessness on roads in
Ghana.
The Ghanaian media must help the security agencies to bring this outrageous practice to an end.
Were radio and television stations in Ghana to constantly point out the
possible dangers posed to national security by such law-breaking on
our roads, perhaps it would make the general public more aware of the
dangers they pose to all Ghanaians: and elicit their support in
bringing it swiftly to an end. A word to the wise...
Tel: 027 745 3109.
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