The Greater Accra Regional (GARCC) Co-ordinating Council has placed restrictions on the activities and the use of tricycles also known as “Pragyia” and “Aboboyaa” within the Central Business District (CBD), and some other major streets in the capital.
Also, the use of party paraphernalia during festivals in the region has been banned, to ensure unity among chiefs and their people.
These decisions were taken during a GARCC general meeting in Accra on August 14, 2023.
According to the GARCC, the restriction on the movement of tricycles is to curb the heavy traffic congestion in the Central Business District, which has come about as a result of the operations of the tricycles.
The affected areas include the Central Business Districts (CBD) of Accra Metropolitan, Krowor, Korle Klottey, Tema Metropolitan, La Dade Kotopon, La Nkwantanang Madina, Ayawaso East, Ayawaso West, Ayawaso Central, Ayawaso North, Ledzokuku, Okaikwei North and Adentan Municipal.
The Council also charged all “Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives and their Presiding Members to ensure that all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) sensitize the public and subsequently pass a bye-law to promote the implementation of the resolutions.”
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