Ghana has begun a nationwide campaign to educate the public about new road traffic regulations that prohibit preaching and hawking inside moving public and commercial vehicles. This latest development has brought renewed attention to a restriction that has existed in the country for more than a decade, Christian Daily International reported.
According to the new regulations, which were approved by Ghana’s Parliament in May, preaching (or also hawking) inside a moving public or commercial vehicle is classified as an offense. Anyone convicted under the provision could be fined, imprisoned for up to eight months, or both.
The regulation, CDI reported, has attracted attention because preaching on buses and other forms of public transport have long been a familiar part of public religious activity in Ghana and other parts of Africa.
The new regulations reportedly are not the first time Ghana has restricted the practice.
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EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written and originally published by Christian Daily International.
