Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu, has been convicted and fined for reckless and inconsiderate driving.
The legislator, who was reportedly driving in the middle of the road around the Airport area in his vehicle with registration number GB-9776-21 with no regard for pedestrians and other road users, was fined GH₵2400.
The police impounded the vehicle, and he was arraigned before the La District Court on the charges of reckless and inconsiderate driving, driving in the middle of the road facing oncoming traffic and causing danger to other road users.
The court further directed him to remove the front siren lights, which had been unlawfully fitted on his vehicle.
The MP has been made to pay the fine, and with supervision from the police, he has removed the sirens, and his vehicle has also been released to him.
“We would like to entreat all drivers to be mindful of the safety of other road users at all times to prevent avoidable accidents and their associated deaths and injuries, especially as the Christmas season approaches.
“The police remain committed to ensuring safety and security on our roads as we deliver on our core mandate of protecting life and property as well as maintaining law and order in the country,” the statement added.
This is not the first time the MP or driver has been noted for careless driving.
In November 2021, Inspector Daniel Agbavor, a guard assigned to Mr Sosu, was arrested for alleged misconduct.
Inspector Agbavor was said to have driven into a crowd after a protest march engineered by the MP on Monday, October 25, 2021.
The police, in a statement issued and signed by the then Director-General, Public Affairs, ACP Kwesi Ofori, said the action of the officer directly endangered the lives of two senior officers as well as the lives of other civilians.
In Ghana, a person who drives a motor vehicle on the road without due care, attention and reasonable consideration for other road users commit an offence liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding 2000 penalty units or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding five years or both.
However, the Madina MP is not the first to be arrested for careless driving.
Ellembelle MP Emmanuel Kofi Buah, Sissala West Mohammed Adams Sukparu, Nhyiaeso MP Dr Stephen Amoah and Tarkwa Nsuaem MP George Mireku Duker have fallen foul of the law over the same issue.