The Director-General of the National Roads Safety Authority (NRSA), Mr Abraham Amaleba (Esq) has assured the Central Regional Co-ordinating Council (CRCC) that his office was ready to train CRCC and District Assemly drivers to help reduce road accidents in the Central Region. He said, this has become necessary because Central Region is ranked 5fh on the national road accidents chart for mid 2026. He gave the assurance when he paid a courtecy call on Central Regional Minister, Hon Eduamoah Ekow Panyin Okyere at Cape Coast.
He indicated that the training was critical ahead of introduction of the new road traffic regulation which would enable the drivers to acquire new knowledge and skills that will prevent them from falling victims to the punishments associated with the new traffic regulations which would be introduced on 1st November 2026.
Mr Amaleba used the occation to give brief overview of the TraffiTech GH Project and encouraged CRCC to co-ordinate with the MMDAs to enable the NRSA to train their staff and drivers on road safety and also strengthen road safety awareness and to promote compliance with traffic regulations. Mr Amaleba was accompanied by, Mr Kwame Koduah Etuahene (Director of Regulation, Inspection, and Compliance), Miss Linda Affottey Annan (Central Regional Director of NRSA), and Mr Dennis Yirebu (Deputy Director of Planning and Programs).
Speaking on behalf of tthe Hon. Regional Minister, the Central Regional Chief Budget Analyst, Mr Samilee Simpiney commended the Director-General of the NRSA for taking bold decision to visit Central region to discuss road accident issues in the region and the need to operationalize the districts road safety committees to help combat road accidents in the region.
Over the years, no Director-General of NRSA has visited the CRCC to discuss road safety in the region and management commended Mr Amaleba and his team for their efforts to reduce road accidents in the region.