{
  "id": 18288693,
  "title": "Parliament urges mandatory insurance for state-operated vehicles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/parliament-urges-mandatory-insurance-for-state-operated-vehicles",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T10:21:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghana Business News",
    "slug": "ghana-business-news",
    "url": "https://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2026/11/05/parliament-urges-mandatory-insurance-for-state-operated-vehicles/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Parliament has urged the government to urgently mandate insurance coverage for all state-operated vehicles to protect lives, property, and the nation's financial stability, according to a joint statement presented in Parliament on Wednesday. The call, made by Majority Chief Whip and MP for South Dayi, Nelson Rockson Dafeamekpor, and Minority Chief Whip and MP for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, aims to curb the financial burden caused by road crashes, which cost the country over GH¢230 million annually. Only about 78,000 out of over two million vehicles are insured in Ghana, according to data from the National Insurance Commission (NIC) database in 2021. MPs expressed concern over the uninsured state-owned ambulances, which expose government assets to significant financial risk and hinder efforts to provide adequate compensation for road crash victims. The legislators stressed the importance of implementing urgent policy and administrative measures to ensure comprehensive insurance coverage for all government-owned vehicles and equipment. First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Bernard Ahiafor, ordered the statements to be forwarded to the ministers of Justice and Attorney-General and Finance.",
  "summary": "Parliament has called on the government to, as a matter of urgency, ensure that all state-operated vehicles are insured to safeguard lives and property and reduce the financial burden on the State arising from road crashes. The post Parliament urges mandatory insurance for state-operated vehicles appeared first on Ghana Business News .",
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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."
}