The Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Martin Adjei Mensah Korsah, has withdrawn the Legislative Instrument (L.I.) on behalf of the Minister for Transport.
The L.I., which has received widespread opposition, was to grant Members of Parliament (MPs), judges, and ministers the privilege to use sirens and exempt them from speed limits while performing their official duties.
The Minority Caucus also issued a statement advising the government to withdraw the proposed amendment to the Road Traffic Regulations, 2012 (LI 2180).
The leader of the caucus, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, asked the government to focus on more pressing national issues, such as the high cost of living, food inflation, unemployment, high fuel costs, and the depreciation of the cedi.
Appearing in Parliament, Martin Adjei Mensah Korsah informed the House that the L.I. has been officially withdrawn.
“Mr Speaker, I rise to move that the Road Traffic Regulation Amendment 2024, which was laid on Friday, June 14, 2024, be withdrawn. Mr. Speaker, this has become necessary based on extensive engagement with leadership. Therefore, it is so withdrawn,” he stated.
Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, also denied knowledge of the L.I.
He clarified that Parliament lacks the constitutional authority to amend regulations.
“There is nothing like that before Parliament,” Bagbin asserted during a public lecture on private member bills at the University of Ghana.
“I thought something was being done behind my back, but all my directors confirmed they had not seen any such L.I.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
