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Personally, the decision by the Ghana Police Service to reschedule the full implementation of the TRAFFITECH-GH automated enforcement regime under the Road Traffic Regulations, 2026 (L.I. 2519) from October 1 to November 1, 2026, is a welcome and pragmatic policy adjustment.

As Nigeria commemorates another Independence Day on October 1st, the occasion should be more than a celebration of flags, speeches, ceremonies, and congratulatory messages.

It is quite a normal sight on Ghanaian roads: a toddler sitting in the front passenger seat, sometimes on an adult’s lap, sometimes standing between the seats and occasionally even appearing to “help” Mum or Dad drive. We have seen it so often that it barely attracts attention.

For generations, millions of children encountered the world through maps that gave them a misleading impression of its proportions. Africa appeared modest in size, while Europe, North America, Canada, Russia and Greenland seemed overwhelmingly large.

For the first time, three of Africa’s leading professional confederations – TICON Africa (Technology Information Confederation Africa), the African Marketing Confederation (AMC), and the African Supply Chain Confederation (ASCON) — met under one conference roof.

Imagine a newly appointed Director-General of a public regulatory authority who inherits an institution known for slow processing, opaque decision-making and informal payments that have gradually become accepted as part of navigating the system.