We Will Vote Your Government Into Opposition If You Continue TraffiTech – Transport Operators Threaten Gov’t

Transport operators in Ghana have threatened to campaign and vote the government into opposition in the 2028 general elections if it continues to implement the TraffiTech enforcement initiative in its current form.

The threat was contained in a press statement dated October 28, 2026, jointly signed by three major driver unions in reaction to an announcement by the Chief Executive Officer of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Mr. Julius Neequaye Kotey, that drivers who commit six TraffiTech violations within two years will have their licenses revoked and be required to return to driving school.

According to the operators, the policy is harsh, unfair, and targeted at collapsing their businesses.

They questioned how drivers who are feeding their families could be punished with license revocation for camera-detected offences when many roads have no clear speed signs, some traffic lights are faulty, TraffiTech cameras allegedly produce wrong fines, and drivers have not been given adequate education on the system.

“You want to take food from the mouths of thousands of drivers and car owners because of TraffiTech?” the statement asked.

The transport operators, led by the Drivers and Car Owners Association, the Transport and Drivers Welfare Union of Ghana, and Drivers for Change, said while they are not against road safety, TraffiTech is becoming a tool for extortion rather than safety.

They have outlined five demands including the immediate suspension of the six violations equal license revocation policy, a reduction in TraffiTech fines which they describe as too high, a one-year education and warning period before punishment, fixing of road signs and faulty traffic lights, and a review of the TraffiTech contract.

The group has given government a seven-day ultimatum to invite them for dialogue, warning that failure to do so will result in them parking their cars and embarking on a nationwide demonstration.

The statement was signed by Akwasi Amoah, National Chairman of the Drivers and Car Owners Association, Samuel Adu-Yeboah, National Chairman of the Transport and Drivers Welfare Union of Ghana, and Kwaku Boateng, National Chairman of Drivers for Change.