The NDC parliamentary candidate for the Awutu Senya East constituency, Phillis Naa Koryoo Okunnor, has reiterated the party’s commitment to legalizing the operation of motorbike for commercial purposes if elected.
The operation, locally referred to as ‘Okada’, has gained prominence in recent years with riders facing series of challenges from the police due to it being illegal.
However, John Mahama in 2020 promised to legalise it should he win the polls, but lost the elections.
Naa Koryoo, who had a town ride with leaders of the National Okada Association through the streets of Kasoa told OnuaOnline that the NDC’s agenda to legalize the Okada operations is to ensure safety of riders as well as make the job even more decent and respected.
On that score, she had asked Okada and pragya riders all across Ghana to rally behind the NDC and vote massively for the presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama to make the legalization possible.
Touching on the Awutu Senya East constituency, the PC who decried the “slow pace of development and unavailability of jobs which has exacerbated the poor living conditions of constituents”, pledged to be a better option and therefore appealed to voters to give her the chance to represent them in Parliament.
She trusts herself to be a better representation in the house of legislature and trumpet the issues confronting the people.
By Akwasi Addo
