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Road Safety Commission To Intensify Campaigns Ahead Of Chrismas Festivities In The Brong Ahafo Region

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The Brong Ahafo Regional office of the National Road Safety

Commission, as part of efforts to reduce road accidents ahead of the

Christmas Festivals has announced the schedule for the 'Road Safety

Week' in Sunyani.

Mr. Agyabeng Mensah Abrampa, Regional Manager of the Commission

disclosed that, the Road Safety Week has been slated from the 17th of

November to 23rd November 2014, and will be under the Theme:

"Empowering Passengers and Pedestrians to demand road safety."

Mr. Mensah Abrampa added that, there will be a public transport day

whereby well-endowed people in the society will leave their

comfortable vehicles behind and join taxis and other public vehicles.

He cited that, They will deepen relations with the various unions and

also intensify road safety campaigns ahead of the Christmas

festivities. He add that, the Commission has started Kids clubs in the

region to educate the young ones on road safety issues.

Mr. Agyabeng Mensah Abrampa called on all union groups to embark on

road safety education for their drivers at least every one month.

Police Superintendent Daniel Oppong Asirifi, Brong Ahafo Rregional

Commander of the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of

the Ghana Police Service said, his outfit has received speed guns

from the Road Safety Commission and will on the roads to check

over-speeding.

He said road safety issues is a shared responsibility and therefore

called on the media to partner with the police service.

By: Kofi Oppong Kyekyeku (MR. KOK)

Kofi Oppong Kyekyeku

I am a Ghanaian Broadcast Journalist/Writer who has an interest in General News, Sports, Entertainment, Health, Lifestyle and many more.

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