MTTU TO CONDUCT SPECIAL EXERCISE (Page 3)

29/03/2008
Story: Mary Mensah
An exercise by the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU) of the Ghana Police Service begins throughout the country today to check the insurance and roadworthy certificates of all vehicles.
The exercise, expected to last for five days, is to ensure that all vehicles on the roads are covered with the two documents and comply with motor traffic laws to reduce accidents.
The Director of the Police Public Affairs Directorate, DSP Kwesi Ofori, who disclosed this in an interview in Accra yesterday, said all vehicles without the documents would be impounded and the drivers prosecuted.
He said the withdrawal of road checks was still in force and reiterated that the ECOWAS and NEPAD-approved barriers were operational for 24 hours to facilitate the free flow of goods and persons within the West African sub-region.
He said shortly after the review of the road checks the police embarked on a public education at vantage points, using both the print and the electronic media to sensitise members of the public especially owners of vehicles to the importance of the two documents.
The Public Relations Director urged organisations and all security personnel who drove without insurance and roadworthy certificates to immediately acquire them before the beginning of April.
The director said the aim of the exercise was to ensure compliance with motor traffic laws and reduce the number of barriers within the country to the barest minimum to facilitate the free flow of goods and persons.
He urged members of the public, especially drivers, to co-operate with the police during the exercise.
The police last month announced the review of police operations with the view of intensifying the hunt for illegal arms and ammunition and combating armed robbery and other forms of violent crimes.
Consequently, night snap checks were intensified across the country but all checkpoints mounted by the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU) of the Ghana Police Service were removed until further notice.