{
  "id": 13895886,
  "title": "Bus preaching ban is for public safety — Pres Mahama",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/bus-preaching-ban-is-for-public-safety-pres-mahama",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T06:58:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghanaian Times",
    "slug": "ghanaian-times",
    "url": "https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/bus-preaching-ban-is-for-public-safety-pres-mahama/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President John Dramani Mahama has explained that the recent amendment to Ghana's Road Traffic Regulation, 2026, which bans preaching and selling items on moving public buses, is aimed at ensuring passenger safety and improving road safety, not preventing the spread of the gospel. The new law, known as Legislative Instrument (LI) 2519, imposes fines of between 10 and 50 penalty units, or up to eight months in prison, on individuals found preaching or selling goods on moving vehicles. Critics, including some pastors, argue that the regulation infringes upon the church's right to evangelize, accusing the government of attempting to \"silence the church's voice.\"",
  "summary": "President John Dramani Mahama has clarified that the amended Road Traffic Regulation, 2026, which prohibits preaching and hawking on moving public buses, is not intended to prevent the propagation of the gospel. Rather, he said, the regulation, Legislative Instrument (LI) 2519, was designed to protect passengers, safeguard preachers and hawkers, and improve road safety. Sections … The post Bus…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}