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Stakeholders in road sector propose establishment of an Authority to coordinate affairs
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Stakeholders in the roads sector have proposed to cabinet and parliament to establish one authority to coordinate the affairs of the sector.
The establishment of the single authority, they believe would ensure proper coordination and collaboration of roads activities, management, and proper efficiency of the roads sector in the country.
Stakeholders involved in the consultative forum included experts and management of the Ministry of Roads and Highways, Public Services Commission, Local Government, Members Parliamentary Select Committee, ranking members, and chairmen of the various bodies in parliament that have oversight responsibility over the roads ministry.
The forum was to enable stakeholders to discuss and share their opinion on the proposal and its corresponding Ghana National Roads Authority Bill.
The Road Minister revealed this during a stakeholder consultative forum held in Koforidua on Thursday, on the establishment of the Ghana National Authority.
The Minister of Roads and Highways, Mr Kofi Amoako-Atta who revealed this said, it was high time the three agencies, including the Ghana Highway Authority, Department of Urban Roads and Department of Feeder roads, were brought together as one body, adding that the merge would be more cost effective.
Mr Amoako- Atta noted that since the three divisions or agencies under the roads ministry were doing the same work, it would be better they merge the agencies into one body.
“We do the same work, Highway Authority deals with truck roads throughout the country. The Urban Roads Department deals with the city roads and internal roads and Department of Feeder Roads deals with roads in the rural areas and if we merge it would be good for the benefit of the nation,”
He urged all stakeholders to bring on board their expertise and come up with different shades of good opinions to enrich the proposal for the betterment of the road sector and Ghana as a whole.
For his part, the Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Seth Kwame Acheampong stated that reforms such as the proposed establishment of the Ghana Roads Authority would help leverage on the competencies of the various agencies and would create the necessary synergy which would help improve the operations of the ministry.
“For us as stakeholders and end users in any reform, our primary expectation of this exercise will be for you to have an improved way of doing business which should reflect on the conditions of the roads in our communities,” he said.
Speaking on some deplorable state of roads in the region, the Regional Minister mention that N2 at Somanya, N6 at Bunso and Suhum, and N3 and N4 which enter through Nkurakan and Okorase in Koforidua respectively, Mamfe-Koforidua and Suhum- Koforidua roads were in deplorable state.
He pleaded that under the national financial difficulties, there was the need for the roads ministry to take critical look at the roads and give the maximum attention to help alleviate the plight of Ghanaians in the areas they were found.
From Ama Tekyiwaa Ampadu Agyeman, Koforidua
General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, has filed his nomination to contest the position of General Secretary again as the party begins its rebuilding efforts ahead of the 2028 general elections.
He was accompanied by party stalwarts and supporters who were in high spirits, expressing confidence that he is the right person to hold the position.
Speaking after filing his nomination, Mr Kodua Frimpong assured the rank and file of the party that he would not disappoint them.
“I can assure you that the faith the rank and file of the party have had in me, I will never disappoint them,” he said.
He also pledged to run a clean campaign devoid of personal attacks.
“I can assure you that our internal campaign will be devoid of personal attacks,” he told his fellow contestants and the rank and file of the party as he seeks to retain his position.
His tenure has seen the party through the 2024 general elections, where the NPP lost power to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) after eight years in government.
The party is currently in a rebuilding phase, with internal elections scheduled to elect new national executives to lead its reorganization towards the 2028 polls.
The General Secretary position is considered one of the most influential in the party’s administrative structure, responsible for the day-to-day running of the party secretariat and implementation of party decisions.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
The University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) has disputed claims made on social media by comedian Michael Blackson concerning the treatment given to his late mother, saying a review found that the allegations did not accurately reflect what happened during her stay at the hospital.
In a statement issued in Accra on August 5, 2026, the management of UGMC expressed condolences to Mr. Blackson and his family over the death of his 83-year-old mother, who died at the facility on July 16, 2026.
The hospital said it had taken the concerns raised by Mr. Blackson seriously and conducted a thorough review in line with its clinical and administrative procedures.
According to the statement, the facts presented by Mr. Blackson on social media contained “numerous inaccuracies” and did not accurately reflect the medical care provided to his mother.
UGMC explained that she was referred to the facility from another hospital and received treatment there from May 27 to July 16, 2026, a period of about eight weeks.
The hospital stated that it would not release details of her diagnosis, treatment, medical records or other aspects of her care because it had a duty to protect patient confidentiality, even after death.
It said the decision was intended to respect the dignity of the deceased and the privacy of her family.
UGMC further stated that all clinical decisions at the facility are made by qualified healthcare professionals based on medical judgment, established standards of care and the best interests of the patient.
The statement added that such decisions are made in consultation with authorised family representatives where necessary and that billing and financial procedures are governed by institutional policies and are separate from clinical decision-making.
The hospital noted that it values feedback from patients and their families and considers both positive and negative comments important for improving the quality of care.
Mr. Blackson had earlier used social media to criticise the care his mother received at UGMC, prompting the hospital’s response.
By: Jacob Aggrey
