Metro Mass Transit Company convicted for overloading

The Tamale District Magistrate Court has cautioned a 45 year old driver with the state-owned Metro Mass Transit Company, Akomea Manu who was standing trial for overloading. On September 15, 2014 at about 2:05 PM two journalists on board a Tamale-Sunyani bound metro mass bus with registration number AS 9340 Z caused the arrest of Mr. Akomea Manu for over loading.  The Journalists Joseph Ziem of The Daily Dispatch and Saaka Alhassan of Fiila FM said several complaints by other passengers on board the bus which was being overloaded received no attention from the conductor and driver of the bus. This compelled the two journalists to make distress calls to the Northern Regional Manager of the Road National Road Safety Commission Mr. Alexander Ayartah leading to the arrest of the driver at Buipe in the Central Gonja district. Mr. Akomea Manu was detained for some few minutes and charged for overloading. Appearing before the Tamale District Magistrate Court two on 28^th October, Akomea Manu pleaded guilty but he was convicted and discharged by the Presiding Judge His Worship Augustine Essah.  Akomea Manu was charged by the Northern Regional Police Metro Transport and Traffic Department for failing to provide proper seating accommodation and carrying greater number of passengers.