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Feb
Govt Won't Legalise Okada The Minister-designate for Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has stated categorically that the government will not legalize motorcycles, popularly called Okada, for commercial purposes. According to him, the categorical statement made by Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia during the 2020 electioneering campaign that “the conditions pertaining today in the country do not support legalization of ‘Okada’ as commercial transport and remains the position of the government.” Answering questions before the Appointments Committee of Parliament on Tuesday, the minister-designate said “I don’t want to be an ostrich…we have a problem of enforcement in this country and based on…