On average, four motor bike accidents are recorded at Ada on weekly basis, leading to an increasing number of deaths in the district, that’s according to Dr. Philip Narh of the Ada West district hospital.
He complained bitterly about how commercial motor bike riders, popularly known as ‘okada’ boys, go about their activities with carelessness and continue to put human lives in danger by loading three and four passengers instead of one, engaging minors in the business, over speeding and riding without helmet.
He said the situation is even more worrying since most of the motor bikes have no insurance cover to provide the passengers with any form of compensation.
In an interview with the DAILY HERITAGE, Dr. Narh predicted a very gloomy 2016 if the situation is not put under control.
In separate interviews with the Ada East District Chief Executive, Hon. John Nurudeen Ahortu and the Ada youth development chief, Nene Tetteh Kakepeemi, they both corroborated the story. They admitted that the emergence of the ‘okada’ business has created jobs for a number of youth in the district which has helped to reduce the unemployment rate in the area to a very large extent.
Also, it is helping the transportation sector in the area since most villages in the district have no commercial cars plying their roads except on market days. However, the bad ways they are going about their activities are making the business more of a curse than blessing.
Like many parts of Ghana, commercial motor bike (okada) has become a big business at Ada. There is virtually no junction at Ada today without motor bikes providing transport services.
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