A former (NDC) Member of for the Kumbungu Constituency, , has criticised a proposal by the government to limit the age requirement for commercial riders of motorcycles and tricycles, popularly known as 'okada' and 'pragyia,' to 25 years.
According to the former legislator, the move would be unfair because it would prevent a section of the public who are of the legal age to work in the country from engaging in the 'okada' and 'pragyia' business.
He added that the move is also not in conformity with the labour laws of the country and must not be implemented. "Any law that restricts Ghana's commercial riders' age to 25 years will amount to discrimination and marginalisation of out-of-school youth who are trying to earn a living. "It would also be inconsistent with the Labour Act of Ghana.
I'll encourage the Minister of Transport to familiarise himself with existing laws of Ghana," he wrote on X on April 8, 2025. 's remarks follow a move to amend the Road Traffic Regulations, 2012 (LI 2180), to fulfil the promise of regularising the operation of commercial motorcycles and tricycles - popularly known as 'okada' and 'pragyia', respectively - by the John Dramani Mahama government.
