News:
July 21, 2018
Member of Parliament for Nsawam Adoagyiri, Frank Annor Dompreh has said that the Minister in charge of Railway Development, Joe Ghartey needs to have consultation with stakeholders in Nsawam Adoagyiri.
According to the Nsawam Adoagyiri legislator, Chiefs, Member of Parliament and the Municipal Chief Executive of the area where he seeks to revamp railway network should be consulted, as the Minister has had stakeholders’ consultation in some regions like the Western and the Brong Ahafo Regions.
In an interview with the MP, he indicated that the Minister had given him assurance that after his Northern Region stakeholders meeting he would be in Nsawam.
He however pointed out that he was impressed with the revamp projects on going in the railway sector, but lamented over the practice where there are removal of rail slaps going on, whiles some are buried as deep as two meters.
“We have slept as a nation over the years, when it comes to railway development for a while, so one has to be measured in terms of expectations from him and his ministry. This is new and the first Minister for the Ministry”.
Mr. Frank Annor Dompreh noted that if he is to score the Minister he would give him sixty marks, we can do more. In other jurisdictions railway has advanced in technology, moving away from locomotives.
However, we are the first to sign onto many things in Africa and West Africa of which ICT is going to facilitate creation of jobs.
Nsawam had been the hub for railway development in the Eastern Region and praised President Nana Akufo-Addo for his dedication to revamp the railway sector in the country.
By: Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/ghanamps.com