CEO of Kofas Media, Kofi Asamoah, has questioned the decision of the Odwira Planning Committee to ban DV-plated vehicles this year’s festival.
This follows the Odwira Planning Committee’s imposed ban on indecent dressing, the use of DV-plated vehicles, and the discharge of unlicensed firearms during the week-long celebration of the festival, starting October 20, 2025.
Speaking on Starr Showbiz with Feeling Daddy on Starr 103.5 FM, Mr. Asamoah expressed confusion over the authority of the committee to enforce such restrictions, especially regarding DV number plates.
“With the DV plates, you know, it’s quite confusing because DV plates are not illegal items, like they are plates that are accepted legally, you are allowed to drive anywhere in the country, of course it has its own restrictions and rules and so on,” he said.
He added, “I’m wondering on what authority would, you know, this committee say that DV plates are not allowed in certain parts of the country. I’m not too sure if they have the backing of the state to determine which cars, which legal entities are able to enter the community or enter the region during the festival, the festive period.”
The filmmaker also argued that DV vehicles are registered and insured, stressing that prohibiting their use during the festival raises more questions than answers.
He noted that the ban could even affect residents in the festival area.
“Imagine that if I already live there, if I live around the confines of the festival area and I drive a DV plate, are you saying that I have to park just because, you know, I’m not, I don’t know what really it is,” he said.
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On the issue of indecent dressing, he warned that without clear definitions, the ban could cause confusion, especially for foreign tourists who may not share the same cultural standards.
“What might be indecent where they’re coming from might not be indecent here. What they may find decent, we might find indecent… believe you me, this can create a lot of confusion and it might end up taking the attention of the festival itself onto other things,” he cautioned.
He further questioned the enforcement of such rules and expressed concern about potential abuses.
“Whose responsibility will it be to check some of these things?… Are they the only people authorised and allowed to ward people off or people who have already, you know, come to the town, send them away? Like whose responsibility will it be?”
Citing past incidents where youth attacked women over their attire, Mr. Asamoah warned that giving unchecked powers to the committee could result in violence.
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He concluded that higher authorities such as the DVLA or the Transport Ministry should step in to clarify the legality of such restrictions.
“There has to be a bigger power, you know, coming in to rectify some of these things. Otherwise, there’s a lot,” he stressed.
Source: Starrfm.com.gh
