The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has described suggestions that a law should be enacted and enforced to restrict vehicular movement on National Sanitation Day as misplaced<\/p>\n
According to GPRTU, the law is untenable.<\/p>\n
The Ashanti Regional Police Commander, DCOP Kofi Boakyi is pushing for a strict enforcement of the law to ensure massive participation from all Ghanaians during national sanitation days.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”tTmPDkUTi7lRdaZERz38eJt6Ic3WkpBh”]\u00a0The DCOP also wants the law to ban people from doing business during the exercise.<\/p>\n
DCOP Boakyi made these suggestions to the Local Government Minister, Julius Debrah during his working visit to the command.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Citi News however, General Secretary of the GPRTU, Stephen Okudzeto lauded the move but was quick to add that the law is untenable.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe idea is a laudable one but we do not want it to be a law because it will not order well if we make it a law,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Mr Okudzeto argued that restricting vehicular movement during the period will bring the country to a standstill.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt least, when we have about 10-20 vehicles at the stations a certain number can move in so that commuters who want to visit families should not be deprived on their movement. But a moment you make it a law it means the whole country will come to a standstill,\u201d he bemoaned.<\/p>\n
He disclosed that the GPRTU is willing to support this move but without it being enforced as a law, arguing that it will not be necessary.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe discussed with the minister and said we will give our support for it to work voluntarily, but if they make it a law we believe it will defeat the purpose,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n