Dominic Ayine, Member of Parliament(MP) for Bolgatanga East Constituency and Chairman of the Subsidiary Legislation Committee of Parliament has taken responsibility for the proposed LI Road Traffic amendment that would have allowed MPs to use sirens and be exempt from speed limits.
Unfortunately, this amendment, was met with strong backlash from Ghanaians and the minority caucus, was part of the L. I on Road Traffic Regulations Amendment presented to the committee.
Speaking on Citi FM’s Eyewitness News with Umaru Sanda Amadu, Ayine clarified that the amendment was just a proposal and not a compulsory directive to the Transport Minister.
The Member of Parliament acknowledged the inconvenience caused by the proposal and accepted responsibility on behalf of his committee, stating that he held no position on the matter when it was submitted.
According to him, “I didn’t say that personally, my position is that MPs must be given sirens and be exempted from the speed limit. I never held any position.”
“The point is that it came before my committee and I’m the chairman of the committee so I will take responsibility on behalf of my members. As Chairman of the committee, I take responsibility for everything that the committee has done,” he concluded.
