The Head of Monitoring and Intelligence at the National Security Secretariat, Hajia Rashida Mahama, has issued a stern warning to staff at axle weight stations across the country, demanding an immediate end to corrupt practices or face legal action.
Her warning came during a recent escort operation, in which she and her team accompanied cargo trucks from Ghana to the Togo border at the request of a logistics company seeking additional security.
Along the route, Hajia Mahama uncovered a series of troubling irregularities at multiple axles weighing stations.
According to her, some station officials were deliberately inflating the recorded weights of cargo as part of a scheme to extort money from truck drivers.
Even more alarming, she revealed that certain personnel were allegedly colluding with companies to bypass the weighing process altogether redirecting state revenue into private hands.
“This conduct is unacceptable and deeply troubling,” Hajia Mahama stated. “It deprives the state of millions of Cedis that could be invested in essential infrastructure and development projects.”
She also raised concern about the growing number of trucks parked haphazardly along major highways, warning that such behavior poses serious safety risks.
“Any truck found parked in an unauthorized location will be towed, and the drivers sanctioned accordingly,” she cautioned.
Hajia Mahama reiterated the government’s commitment to rooting out corruption in the transport and logistics sector and called on all stakeholders to uphold integrity and prioritize the national interest.
Source: Myxyzonline.com
