Vice President of IMANI-Ghana, Bright Simons says sole contractor for the controversial towing service, Road Safety Management Services Limited (RSMSL) has no power to involve other service providers in the project.
CEO of RSMSL’s parent company JOSPONG Group, Joseph Siaw Agyepong threw an invitation to other towing companies to join him implement the programme.
He told Kojo Yankson on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show Tuesday he has a list of 300 sub-contractors already, who will be benefiting from the towing service.
“There are many people coming that we have invited them…we are going to run like Uber system,” he disclosed.
CEO JOSPONG Group, Joseph Siaw Agyepong
He said his company has a long history of dealing with smaller businesses in the country.
“[At] Zoomlion, we even bring trucks and give to other service providers,” he said, urging all “Ghanaian and anyone who is interested in equity [to apply].”
But the Vice President of policy think-tank, IMANI-Ghana said the current state of the towing law does not empower RSMSL to subcontract its service.
“If [he wants to do so] out of the bounty of his heart…the contract has to be reviewed to enable that to happen,” Mr Simons told Evans Mensah on Joy FM’s Newsnite.
The towing law has been widely condemned after Parliament gave the approval for its implementation on July 1, 2017. It was passed by the sixth Parliament in 2012, with a five-year maturity period.
Under the law, vehicle owners and motorcyclists are required to pay compulsory annual fees ranging from GHS20 to GHS200 in a year, for towing services.
The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) awarded the contract to RSMSL, which will take 85 percent of the accumulated money.
But the government has suspended implementation of the law following concerns raised by pressure groups and civil societies.
Mr Simons said there are grave issues with the contract which makes it unfit to be implemented in the country.
He said the power given to the towing service provider in Section 9.2 of the contract to surcharge motorists is inconsistent with best practices across the world.
He also said the portion of the law which empowers the service provider to "determine what other services to provide and charge accordingly" has to be reviewed.
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