Transport Operators in Ghana have threatened to vote the government into opposition in the 2028 general elections if it continues to implement the TraffiTech initiative in its current form.
The threat follows 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 forced to return to driving school.
In a press statement signed by the National Chairman of the Drivers and Car Owners Association, Akwasi Amoah, the operators described the policy as harsh, unfair, punitive and targeted at collapsing their businesses.
They questioned how drivers who depend on driving to feed their families could be punished with license revocation for camera-detected offenses when many roads have no clear speed signs, traffic lights are faulty, TraffiTech cameras give wrong fines, and drivers have not been given proper education on the system.
"You cannot take food from the mouths of thousands of drivers and car owners in the name of TraffiTech," the statement said.
The group has therefore warned the President and the government that if the policy is not reviewed, they will campaign and vote against the government in 2028.
The drivers are demanding the immediate suspension of the six violations equals license revocation policy, a reduction in TraffiTech fines which they say are 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.
"We are not against road safety, but this TraffiTech is becoming a tool for extortion, not safety," the statement added.
The operators have given government seven days to invite them for dialogue, failing which they will park their vehicles and embark on a nationwide demonstration.