The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has directed Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) within the Greater Accra Region to remove unauthorized billboards from road medians by Monday, June 2, 2025.
The Authority has threatened to take legal action against those who will fail comply with the directive.
NRSA had invited the assemblies to an engagement so they could discuss a compliance roadmap however, a lot of the assemblies failed to attend.
Speaking to journalists NRSA Director-General Abraham Amaliba slammed the assemblies for failing to honour the invitation.
“We invited all of them through the Local Government Ministry. They misunderstood and assumed the invitation was extended to all assemblies nationwide, which is why some came from outside Accra.
“Those within Accra, who were required to attend, failed to show up. We are treating their absence as deliberate noncompliance, and we will proceed to sue the assemblies that have ignored our directive.”
He posited that the NRSA gave a 21-day deadline for the removal of the billboards and had intended to use the meeting to offer an extension.
However, the assemblies failed to attend the meeting; hence, they have no other choice than to initiate legal action against them.
“This means they are not interested in complying. So, what we are going to do is meet them in court,” he added.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
