7th October, 2016

The Daily Graphic tittles its editorial “Reconsider suspension of motor checks". The Police Administration directed the Motor Traffic and Transport Department of the Police Service to suspend all motor checks in the country. Although the order was supposed to be an internal directive, it has now become public and received with mixed feelings across the country. While some motorists are happy for obvious reasons, stakeholder institutions such as the National Road Safety Commission and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority are not happy with it. A joint national taskforce apprehended the drivers of more than 800 vehicles along the Sakumono - Tema Beach road for driving without licences, use of fake licences and the use of expired road worthiness certificates. The Daily Graphic therefore believes that the Police Administration must reconsider its decision on this important subject if such a number can be apprehended on just one road. 

The Ghanaian Times centres it’s editorial on the Ghana National Fire Service’s ambitious fire safety programme dubbed "Dumgya" which was launched in Ho. The aim of the project is to reduce loss of lives and property through effective management and prevention of undesired fires. The Times believes that this can be achieved by sensitizing home owners and other individuals in the building industry on the need to obtain fire certificates that meet the minimum safety requirement for habitation. It hinted that home fire have caused extensive damage to homes and killed many hence, the need to strictly enforce the "Dumgya" project to get that every household to adhere to it.

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