MP for Evalue-Dwira cautions drivers

Page 14, Jan 5, 2010
Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah

THE Member of Parliament (MP) for Evalue-Dwira, Mrs Cathrine Ablema Afeku, has cautioned drivers against offences that can result in accidents in the New Year.
She said offences such as overloading, speeding, wrongful overtaking and drink driving had become well known factors that led to accidents and, therefore, urged the drivers to refrain from them.
Mrs Afeku said measures should be taken to punish drivers who flouted road regulations and resorted to actions that caused accidents on the roads that brought pain and hardship to families of victims.
In her Christmas message, the MP also asked passengers not to be afraid to caution drivers against such offences.
“We should not leave our destinies in the hands of drivers who flout road traffic regulations in order to achieve their parochial interests,” she said.
The MP also appealed to the police to intensify their patrols to check drivers on the road during the Christmas period.
Mrs Afeku wished her constituents a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year and promised that the bond between her and the people would grow from strength to strength in the ensuing year.
She said she used the Christmas period to renew her commitment to the people by visiting a number of towns to interact with the people, noting that one such visit took her to Axim where a party was organised for children in the area, while another party was also organised at Dwira Banso for senior citizens in that area.