The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has directed Members of Parliament (MPs) to comply fully with a new government directive banning the unauthorised installation and use of sirens and police escort services on both public and private vehicles.

The directive follows a communication from the Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, informing Parliament of a Cabinet decision to intensify enforcement against the indiscriminate use of sirens and police escorts by unauthorised persons.

Addressing the House on Tuesday, July 21, Speaker Bagbin said all MPs must strictly adhere to the directive, stressing that no legislator should engage in any practice that undermines road safety or violates the law.

He reminded members that the abuse of police escorts and emergency sirens had become a matter of national concern and urged them to lead by example by respecting the regulations governing their use.

The Speaker noted that the widespread installation and operation of sirens by unauthorised individuals weakens public confidence in legitimate state authority while reducing the effectiveness of emergency and security agencies whose work depends on priority access to roads.

According to the communication from the Interior Ministry, Cabinet has directed that no individual shall install or use a siren on any public or private vehicle without the requisite authorisation.

As part of the new enforcement measures, the Ghana Police Service has been mandated to remove all unauthorised sirens installed on vehicles and discontinue the provision of police escort services that have not received official approval.

The move forms part of government's broader efforts to restore discipline on the country's roads, strengthen compliance with road traffic regulations and ensure that emergency warning devices are used exclusively by authorised institutions such as the security services and emergency response agencies.

The latest directive also follows intensified nationwide enforcement by the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service, which has been removing illegal sirens, beacon lights and strobe lights from vehicles in line with the Road Traffic Regulations, 2012 (L.I. 2180).

Speaker Bagbin urged Members of Parliament to fully cooperate with the new measures, emphasising that compliance would reinforce public confidence in state institutions and promote safer use of the nation's roads.