Former Minister expresses concern about spate of motor accidents

Accra, Aug. 22, GNA – Mr Alex Tettey-Enyo, former Minister of Education at the weekend expressed concern about the wave of motor accidents, claiming the vital human capital of the country, blaming the phenomenon mainly on error on the path of drivers.

“It is just not the human error but the numerous potholes, which makes driving on our roads very risky," he said, noting that the influence of alcohol and the poor judgement of drivers particularly when they are overtaking vehicles and manoeuvring are also of primary concern.

“It is a major national issue hence the need for all to find ways to reverse the loss of precious human lives,” he told the Ghana News Agency in Accra.

Mr Tettey-Enyo, also the Member of Parliament for Ada was speaking at a reception organised by Mr George Lawson, Deputy General Secretary of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), after a thanksgiving service at the Martyrs of Uganda Catholic Church to show gratitude to God for surviving a fatal motor accident.

The NDC Deputy Scribe who was on his way to the Party’s National Congress in Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo Region was involved in the accident on July 8 on the Aburi-Koforidua road in the Eastern Region.

Mr Lawson was joined at the service by a number of relatives, friends and sympathisers, which was officiated by Reverend Father Mathew Mensah.

Mr Tettey-Enyo asked stakeholders to join the government to institute measures to find lasting solution to the carnage on the roads.

Mr Lawson also expressed concern about the spate of motor accidents and said he would use his “bitter experience” to strive to better the lot of every Ghanaian irrespective of his or her political affiliation.

In his homily Rev Fr Mensah asked Christians to be critical about how they live, stressing: “An unexamined life is not worth living.”

He said Christians should follow the example of the Lord Jesus Christ who asked his Disciples what people thought about Him by being sensitive to public perception.