The Chiefs and people of the Ziope Traditional Area in the Volta Region have called on government to institute investigations into an alleged attack on the Northern Regional office of the Drivers and Vehicles Licensing Authority (DVLA) in Tamale. The incident which is said to have happened on Friday 29th January 2021 was allegedly carried out by persons suspected to be members of pro-NPP vigilante group -Kandahar boys who demanded the removal of the Regional Manager, Mr. Frank Gasese. But according to the Traditional authorities, the demand for the removal of Mr. Frank Gasese and subsequent attack on his office and staff is based on tribal and ethnocentric tendencies other than competency. Addressing the media at Ziope this morning, the Awadada of the Ziope Traditional area, Torgbui Vizaze Adzaho V, said the issue is a matter of concern to them since the regional manager, is not only a prominent citizen but a paramount stool father to the Traditional area. “Someone may ask why our Traditional Area is concerned with an attack happening in Tamale. The simple answer to that is that, the Regional Manager, Zikpuitor Frank Gasese who has been attacked and facing threats is not just a prominent citizen of Ziope but also the paramount stool father of our Traditional area and also a key player in the development of the area. It is for these reasons that we are concerned and deem it very necessary to issue thud press statement to bring forth to public light,” Awadada told the media at Ziope. The Traditional authorities also cautioned that though it is in their interest to pursue peace in all matters, it will not sit down in the name of peace and allow such individuals to harm their own. “We will also like to sound a strong warning to those who are perpetrating this illegal act to put a stop to it, because much as we are peace-loving, we will not sit down in the name of peace for anybody to intimidate or harm any of our owns not to talk of our paramount stool father. We will not use any stone nor stick nor any machetes nor gun but we believe the Gods of our ancestors will listen to our prayers when we call.” While calling on government to institute an investigation into the incident to bring the perpetrators to book, the Awadada further reminded Ghanaians of their constitutional responsibility to foster national unity and live in harmony with others without any form of discrimination based on creed, religion, gender or ethnicity. Kasapafmonline Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 0555568093.

The Upper East Regional Manager of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) Muktawakil Abdulai has challenged the long held notion that some persons are destined to die out of road accidents, describing deaths recorded from carelessness and negligence of road users as needless. “We at DVLA do not believe people are destined to die from road accident, Is God wicked? We all can live to the 100 years.” According to Provisional Statistics from the Motor Traffic and Transport Department, MTTD of the Ghana Police Service and the National Road Safety Authority, about 220 road accidents involving 56 commercial Vehicle and 86 private vehicles were recorded in the Upper East Region last year with 70 deaths made up of 64 males and 6 females and 248 injuries. According to a Police Wireless Message signed by Superintendent of Police, William Kpormegbe, out of the figure, there were 183 motorbike, 8 bicycle and 29 tricycles accidents. Meanwhile, there were 220 motor offences reported with five of them being convicted with fine of GHC 2500.00 while 192 cases under investigation. Speaking to apexnewsgh.com, the Regional Manager maintained most road accident fatalities can be as a result of carelessness of a fellow road user and urged passenger to take their lives in their own hands and report Drivers who are reckless on the road especially during night to the nearest Police Check Point. Mr Abdulai further acknowledged the difficult economic circumstances following the elections and the festive season and expressed the hope that compliance to vehicle registrations as required by Law and will be high in the coming months. Meanwhile, the unusual long queue at the premise of Bolgatanga Office of the Drivers and Vehicle Licensing Authority at the beginning of the year was nonexistent owing to a deliberate protocol of management system established by the authority to cut down the numbers. About 700 motorcycles and 52 Vehicles were registered in the first week of the 2021 by the Upper East Regional Office of the Drivers and Vehicle Licensing Authority, DVLA representing an upgrade in the numbers for the same period last year. Mr Abdulai intimated that Vehicle Owners were informed the put together their documents duly signed by the Immigration Service and submit to the Authority late December for processes to begin while the registered number plate is issued early this year. While applauding the Management system instituted to cut back at the numbers of persons visiting the Premise in order to get more vehicles registered during the year, Mr Abdulai explained that securing a registered vehicle or motorcycle serves as security code, revenue code and a secured insurance of the property.  The Bolgatanga Divisional Police Command has issued notice to persons who acquire motorcycles to ensure that their duly registered by January 25, 2021 before the commencement of operations to retrieve all sighted unregistered motorbikes from the system. In a statement signed Divisional Commander Chief Superintendent DK Danzi, expressed grave concern over the failure of motorbikes owners to recognize their obligation to register them, resulting in criminals using unregistered to commit robbery and going unidentified. In an attempt to discourage stealing and selling of stolen motorbikes, the Divisional Police Command warned that offenders will likely to face prosecution Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Contributors: Prosper Adankai& Sarah Dubure Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications.  Contact: 0555568093.

The Upper East Regional Manager of the Drivers and Vehicle Licensing Authority, DVLA, Munta- wakilu Abdulai has called on local government, the traditional authority, and the general population to show interest in the national policies to educate drivers in a local language in order to reduce the rate of the road accident. According to the Regional Manager, the various Municipal and District Assemblies who are the mouthpiece of the local community people inviting the DVLA and the National Road Safety in educating the populace. Speaking in an interview Mr. Mukta-wakilu bemoaned that “the District Assemblies have a lot of responsibility in public education but they are failing on that part, they should not wait to attend the funerals of the people” “You even see some of them going to the Police station to bail people who have been arrested by the Police for infringing road regulations, meanwhile, you can teach the people the right thing to do” he added. He further revealed that the DVLA is currently piloting educating drivers in local languages in Accra and Kumasi before execution in other parts of the country adding that DVLA is initiating a program dubbed Wipe out, an oral education to cover over half of the local languages being spoken in the country to cater for the uneducated populace in their mother language when obtaining Drivers License. He disclosed that about twelve thousand vehicles and motorcycles have been registered in the Upper East Region between January and October this year. According to him this represents a 10 percent increase over figures recorded in 2019 of about 11,500 and expressed the hope that by the close of the year, it will reach its 30 percent targeted increase. While encouraging motorists to use a safety helmet, the Regional Manager urged vehicle owners and users to pay their roadworthy which is used for developmental purposes. According to Statistics from the Drivers and Vehicle Licensing Authority, DVLA, about 130 accident cases were reported to the outfit with 117 of the cases attended to in the upper East Region from January to October this year. About 53 fatalities were recorded mostly involving motorbikes accidents under the same period. The Regional Manager of the Drivers and Vehicle Licensing Authority, Osman Muta wakilu Abdulai revealed that most of these vehicular accidents were as a result of drunk driving, over speeding, collision with strayed animals crossing the road as well as the road environment. He attributed some portions of the blame on the failure of the Highways and the Urban Roads to maintain a good road environment arguing that the bad state of the roads contributes significantly to road crashes and related deaths, Ahead of the general elections and the yuletide, the regional Manager cautioned road users to observe all road safety regulation and maintain the good shape of their vehicles in order to stay alive. He cautioned road users to mindful of the poor visibility during the season of Harmattan and to keep their headlamp on even during the day to forestall collision with oncoming vehicles.  Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/contributor Prosper Adankai Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications