The Senior Pastor of Victory Bible Church International’s Higher Heights Sanctuary in East Legon and Member of Parliament for Assin South, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to intervene over regulations prohibiting preaching on moving commercial vehicles.
Rev. Ntim Fordjour, who is also the Ranking Member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, warned that the regulation could expose pastors and evangelists to imprisonment for sharing their faith.
He said he had been preaching on commercial buses since around 2007, when he began evangelising in Tarkwa, and questioned why the practice was now being treated as a nuisance.
In a social media post, he called on President Mahama to direct the authorities to abandon the regulation.
“Mr President, please order them to abandon this bogus regulation which seeks to jail innocent Pastors and Evangelists – simply for preaching in buses,” he wrote.
The Assin South MP also questioned whether the policy reflected the President’s position or was being pursued by some ministers without his approval.
“Or is this also part of the unpopular policies your Ministers are pushing without your approval? Who is really in charge in this govt?” he asked.
His appeal follows the enforcement of the Road Traffic Regulations, 2026 (L.I. 2519), which prohibit preaching and hawking on public service vehicles while they are in motion.
The regulations prescribe a fine of between 10 and 50 penalty units, imprisonment for up to eight months, or both for offenders.
Despite the restrictions, Rev. Ntim Fordjour maintained that he would continue preaching in public spaces.
