The Director-General of the National Road Safety Authority, Abraham Amaliba, has raised concern over what he describes as widespread disregard for road traffic regulations by Ghanaian drivers.
He indicated that compliance remains a major challenge, despite public awareness of road safety rules.
“Educating the drivers is not the problem because drivers are aware of the rules,” he said on Metro TV’s Good Afternoon Ghana on Tuesday, April 13, 2026, adding that enforcement remains the biggest gap.
Mr Amaliba noted that the Authority’s operations in 2025 were significantly affected by limited resources following the change in government.
According to him, delays in delivering on his mandate after assuming office were due to administrative and structural adjustments.
He explained that authorities had to amend the Road Fund into a Road Maintenance Fund and also reconstitute its governing board before operations could fully resume.
The NRSA boss further revealed that the Authority largely depends on allocations from the road fund, which affected its capacity to function effectively at the time.
“Fortunately this year there have been some funds from the government and we’re going to fulfill our core mandate,” he assured.
Touching on his strategic focus, Mr Amaliba said his legal background would drive a stronger emphasis on enforcement rather than engineering interventions.
“My activities are mainly on law enforcement compared to engineering because per observation, there’s lack of compliance with road regulations,” he stressed.
He attributed the situation to negligence and, in some cases, what he described as “greed” among drivers, compounded by risky behaviours such as the use of mobile phones while driving.
The NRSA Director-General also pointed to the role of passengers, noting that their failure to caution drivers sometimes contributes to reckless driving.
He singled out pedestrian safety as an area of concern, observing that compliance with zebra crossing rules is largely limited.
“The airport is the only place in Ghana where drivers adhere to the Zebra Crossing regulations,” he remarked.
Mr Amaliba insisted that deploying law enforcement officers on roads remains the most effective way to
ensure adherence to traffic regulations.
“Stationing law enforcement agencies or officials on the roads is the only sure way to ensure road signs are adhered to,” he said.
By: Martha Seyram Jackson | Metrotvonline.com | Ghana
