Withdraw the L.I on cement as well – Minority tells govt after withdrawing L.I on Road Traffic Amendments

The
minority
in
Parliament
has
welcomed
the
withdrawal
of
the
controversial
Legislative
Instrument
(LI)
on
Road
Traffic
Amendments
to
Regulation
74.

The
opposition
lawmakers
however
asked
the
government
to
also
withdraw
the
other
controversial
L.Is
such
as
the
one
that
is
seeking
to
regulate
the
prices
of
cement.

Minority
Chief
Whip,
Kwame
Agbodza
said
in
Parliament
on
Tuesday,
July
16
“There
are
other
LIs
that
have
been
laid
that
the
public
is
also
not
happy
bout.
I
will
encourage
them
to
withdraw
that
also.
The
Minister
of
Trade
is
here,
the
L.I
on
cement
he
should
come
and
withdraw
that
as
well.”

The
Minister
of
Local
Government
Martin
Kwaku
Adjei-Mensah
Korsah
on
behalf
of
the
Transport
Minister
withdrawn
the
controversial
Legislative
Instrument
(LI)
on
Road
Traffic
Amendments
to
Regulation
74
on
Tuesday
July
16.

There
was
a
huge
public
outrage
over
the
proposed
law
that
sought
to
amend
portions
of
the
Road
Traffic
Regulations,
2012.

“This
has
become
necessary
based
on
the
extensive
engagement
with
leadership.
It
is
so
withdrawn.”

The
Minority
had
earlier
demanded
the
withdrawal
of
the
proposed
amendments
to
the
Road
Traffic
Regulations.

There
is
no
L.I.
on
Siren
before
parliament
–
Speaker
Bagbin

“We
have
instructed
all
our
Members
on
the
Committee
to
strongly
oppose
it
at
the
committee
level.

“We
have
also
directed
all
137
NDC
Members
of
Parliament
to
vote
en
bloc
against
the
Legislative
Instrument
when
it
is
brought
to
the
floor,”
a
statement
by
the
Minority
said
on
Tuesday,
July
16.

I
don’t
see
why
we
should
impugn
‘Siren’
L.I.
with
hatred
and
jealousy
–
Appiah-Kubi
backs
provision