MTTD CAPACITY BUILDING

A capacity building workshop has been organized in Kumasi for personnel of Motor Traffic and Transport Department under the Ashanti Regional Police Command. It was organized by the Regional Police Command in collaboration with the National Road Safety Commission to sensitize personnel of the department on the need to strictly adhere to their job description and uphold integrity in the performance of their duties. 

Addressing the participants, the Deputy Ashanti Regional Police Commander, ACP Ampofo Duku said the Regional Police Command has received a lot of concerns from the public, particularly road users on some infractions that MTTD personnel engage in, while discharging their duties.

 The infractions include, the removal of road worthy stickers from cars, which according to ACP Duku, is unlawful and a disgrace to the Department and the Police Administration as a whole. He admonished personnel of the MTTD to be mindful of their responsibilities in the area of checking faulty vehicles and unlicensed drivers plying the roads to help in the reduction of road crashes. 

The Outgoing Ashanti Regional Manager of the National Road Safety Commission, Thomas Bismark Boakye indicated that road crashes in the region considerably reduced during his tenure as compared to the previous years.

 He said road safety committees have been formed in some accident-prone areas in the region including Offinso, Obuasi and Konongo. To further reduce road crashes, Mr. Boakye said the National Road Safety Commission is in talks with the Police Service to roll out a quarterly training programme annually on road safety practices and strategies for MTTD personnel and road users.