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Regular education curbs road accidents-Inspector Timinka
Inspector Richard Timinka, an officer with the Police MTTD in the Tema region and founder of Roadmaster Ghana, has stated that frequent engagements with motorriders to ensure they obey road safety rules has led to a decline in accidents at intersections, especially traffic lights.
He also mentioned that his organization, Roadmaster Ghana, a road traffic and safety not-for-profit organization will collaborate with the Police MTTD to embark on aggressive stakeholder engagements during the festive season.
He said, “We will visit beaches, drinking spots, and lorry stations to speak to motorists on road safety, emphasizing the importance of not drinking and driving as well as obeying traffic regulations to protect the lives of pedestrians.”
Inspector Timinka said this during a kenkey fest organized by Roadmaster Ghana as part of strategies to drive home road safety education for about 200 motorists in the Tema and Ashaiman enclaves.
The event drew participants from GPRTU, PROTOA, Motor Riders Union, and other drivers from some companies onto the Chemu Park in Community 7, Tema.
This initiative which aimed at reducing road crashes in the country paved the way for participants to engage with police officials, fire service personnel and the National Road Safety Authority discussing the dos and don’ts on the road.
The Kenkey Fest served as an initiative to demonstrate reliance on the police and to foster relationships and cooperation for effective road safety management among key stakeholders.
Mr. Yves Nii Noi Hanson Nortey, the MP for Tema Central constituency, gracing the event urged drivers to learn and understand the road rules as it is extremely important to protect the lives of passengers, stating that the number of lives lost in road accidents in Ghana was more than plane crashes throughout the world in a year.
He quizzed, “Imagine you sit in an aeroplane and you are informed that the pilot didn’t attend piloting school and he is about to fly the plane from here to Dubai or London, do you think you will arrive? Wouldn’t you get scared and get down from the plane?”
He continued by saying “if passengers sit in a vehicle and the driver did not attend any driving school and for that matter doesn’t know any road rules but rather bought his license from an authorized person and is about to drive you to Kumasi, it puts your life at risk.”
Mr. Nii Noi Nortey encouraged organizers of the event to constantly have more training sessions for drivers as this will reduce the level of ignorance and motorists will have a better understanding of our road rules and use the roads properly for economic gains.
Miss Ernestina Adzo Dika, the Communications and Community Engagement officer at Roadmaster Ghana, in an interview with The Spectator, called for corporate institutions, philanthropists and all well-meaning Ghanaians to avail themselves to sponsor this educative initiative to enable them to replicate this programme to other regions in the country.
She said, “Roadmaster Ghana is ready to extend its tentacles to other parts of the country but we can’t do this with our limited resources so we would like to plead with everyone to come on board and support us because this program serves as a refresher course for these drivers and riders.”
The event was sponsored by Guinness Ghana, Engen Ghana Limited, GCB Bank, Ghana Union Assurance, X Natural Mineral Water and Coca Cola and partnered by Ghana Police Service, Ghana National Fire Service, and the National Road Safety Authority and Zondatec Ghana.
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GEXIM deepens relations with US EXIM Bank
A management team of the Ghana Export – Import Bank (GEXIM) led by the Acting Chief Executive, Sylvester Mensah met with the leadership of the Export–Import Bank of the United States (US EXIM) on Wednesday April 23, 2025 in Washington DC, United States of America.
The Acting President and Chairman of US EXIM, Mr. James C. Cruse and Vice President, International Relations, Ms. Isabel Galdiz received the GEXIM delegation, which included Deputy CEO for Banking, Mr. Moses Klu Mensah and Head of International Cooperation, Mr. Jonathan Christopher Koney at the headquarters of US EXIM.
The meeting offered the GEXIM team the opportunity to share the strategic direction of the Bank in line with the resetting agenda of the President of the Republic, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama for the repositioning of the Ghanaian economy into an export-led one by providing the requisite investment to Ghanaian businesses.
Mr. James C. Cruse expressed US EXIM’s eagerness to deepen its existing relations with GEXIM and proposed the signing of a new Cooperative Framework Agreement following the expiration of a Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2019 to utilize US EXIM’s medium term loan guarantees to procure machinery by GEXIM for qualified Ghanaian Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).
Mr.Sylvester Mensah thanked the Acting President and Chairman of US EXIM for hosting the GEXIM delegation and reaffirmed the Ghanaian government’s commitment to strengthening trade and investment between Ghana and its global partners for economic transformation of Ghana with GEXIM playing a pivotal role.
The two teams will be meeting on the sidelines of the 2025 US EXIM Annual Conference on 29th and April 30, 2025 to explore possible areas of collaboration and matching Ghanaian businesses to American companies. The meeting ended with an exchange of gifts.
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Many SOEs have been used as mere instruments for personal wealth accumulation –Pres.Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has expressed concern over the misuse of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) for personal financial gain by individuals in leadership positions.
Speaking during a meeting with Chief Executives of specified entities under the State Interest and Governance Authority (SIGA) on Thursday, March 13, the President directly attributed the dire state of SOEs to their leadership, accusing chief executives, management teams, and governing boards of prioritising personal enrichment over organisational efficiency.
He pointed to bloated budgets, unjustified allowances, and unnecessary expenditures as factors draining public funds while SOEs continue to rely on government bailouts.
“Many SOEs have been used as mere instruments for personal wealth accumulation by appointees. The chief executives, management, and boards of these enterprises are responsible for this situation. Some SOEs have become perennial loss-makers, draining public funds with bloated budgets, unjustified allowances, and unnecessary expenditures while relying on government bailouts as if entitled to them. Many of these entities are at their lowest point in the entire history of the Fourth Republic,” he said.
President Mahama further noted that many SOEs have been plagued by inefficiencies, corruption, and mismanagement, leading to consistent financial losses. He cited the 2023 State Ownership Report by the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA), which highlighted systemic inefficiencies and wasteful expenditures within these entities.
He therefore reaffirmed his commitment to reforming under-performing SOEs and ensuring they serve national interests.
He warned that loss-making SOEs will no longer be tolerated and will either be merged, privatised, or closed.
“I will assess you based on your performance. If you do not align with the pace of the reset agenda, you may be asked to step aside. If that adds to the horror movie, so be it,” he added.
Source: Myjoyonline.com
