The Kumasi Diocese of the Methodist Church-Ghana has admonished the government to hasten slowly in the implementation of the national towing Levy. The Church believes the majority of the citizenry has yet to better appreciate the import of the levy, hence the need for wider consultations among stakeholders.
“We want to take this opportunity to advise the government to slow down or hold on with the implementation of the policy and embark on a nationwide dialogue with the various stakeholders,” said Rt Rev Christopher Nyarko Andam, the Methodist Bishop of Kumasi.
He pleaded with Parliament and stakeholders “to avoid presenting a policy that would seemingly be seen as an imposition on the citizenry against the will of the people”. The Bishop was addressing a press conference on the Church’s 2017 Annual Prophetic and Healing Convention, which seeks to building spiritual strength of members and provides a platform for the church to educate members on some national issues.
The event challenges the citizenry to rise up to their civic responsibilities and encourages them to contribute their quota towards national growth. Rt. Rev. Andam expressed the Church’s satisfaction on the firm approach taken by the government in the fight against illegal mining and protection of the environment and water bodies.
“We are, however, calling on the appropriate ministries to properly monitor the 400 military and police taskforce sent out to guard the various galamsey sites to ensure that they would stay within their assigned mandate to achieving the needed objectives for the country,” said he said.
The operations of the taskforce have already recorded one death from a gunshot around Obuasi in the Ashanti Region. The Bishop described the incident as unfortunate and should not be repeated.
“We also call on government for the continuous engagement with the Small Scale Miners Association for proper regulations of their activities, so that they would not be barred totally from doing their work that bring them some income to see to their family needs,” he added.
Source: 3news.com
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All who speak on the 'towing issue' agree that something must be done. However to reduce the spate of accidents on our roads, dealing with stationary vehicles alone is not the solution.Roads must be well marked,bridges and junctions be well constructed,ramps must well constructed and minimized on highways. Street lights must work.The ROAD SAFETY agency must be proactive and work for their pay. They must engage Toll BOOTH collection Agencies (most of which has gone to 'individuals',for free).Ghana Highways and Insurance Companies in Ghana must be made sponsor any broken down vehicle out of the 'fat' premiun they collect
Broken down vehicles on major roads cause accident.....resulting in loss of lives and life threatening injuries......sometimes traffic congestions are as a result of broken down vehicles... ..now this towing thing is to curb all this problems......let the thing be implemented and be on the HEELS OF THIS POLITICIANS TO DO THE WORK.....NOT CHOP CHOP CONTRACT....and stop trying to stop the whole thing in the name of consultation and bla bla...