Story: News Desk

The  Director General of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), Abraham Amaliba,  has reiterated that the operation of tricycles, popularly known as aboboyaa, remains illegal under Ghana’s current road traffic laws, despite their increasing presence on roads across the country.

Speaking to the media  on Tuesday, February 10, 2026,  Mr. Amaliba explained that the absence of a clear legal framework governing the use of tricycles continues to pose significant challenges for regulation and enforcement.

According to him, until the necessary laws and guidelines were  formally put in place, the NRSA could not  assume full regulatory control over its operations.

He noted that although tricycles were  widely used, particularly for commercial activities such as transporting goods within urban and peri-urban communities, their use has not yet been legalised, leaving enforcement as the primary option for authorities.

“For now, because they have not yet come into full stream and they have not been legalised, my institution does not regulate them yet. It is about enforcement.

“We have not yet set out what they will be doing. We are yet to determine what they can carry and what type of goods they can carry on their buckets. It is allowed under the law to effect citizen arrest and hand them over to the police immediately if they are seen breaking the law”, he said 

Amaliba further explained that key operational details regarding tricycles were  yet to be determined, including the specific roles they will be allowed to play within the transport sector if they are eventually legalised.