Ashanti Regional Security Council bans movement of motorcycles, tricycles near airport premises
Authorities cited security and safety concerns for the restrictions placed on motorcycles and tricycles.
The Ashanti Regional Security Council has declared a ban on motorcycles and tricycles from plying the route from the Kumasi Airport Roundabout to the premises of the Airport effective immediately.
In a statement signed by the Regional Minister Simon Osie-Mensah, the Council said: "It has come to the notice of the Ashanti Regional Security Council that motorbikes and tricycles ply the route from the Airport Roundabout to the premises of the Airport. This is not acceptable.
"In this regard, the Ashanti Regional Security Council, hereby directs that all motorbikes and tricycles are not allowed to ride beyond the Airport Roundabout to the Airport. Any rider who flouts this directive shall be apprehended, arraigned, and prosecuted before Court. It is the expectation of the Regional Security Council that riders of motorbikes and tricycles within the region will strictly abide by the above directive to avoid a brush with the law.”
