See where Gt Accra Minister Repaired 126 Streetlights in First 50 Days in Office
Greater Accra Regional Minister, Linda Akweley Ocloo, has announced the successful repair of approximately 126 streetlights across various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the region within her first 50 days in office.
The initiative forms part of her earlier pledge to ensure that at least 70 percent of streetlights in the region are operational within the first 50 days of her tenure — a target she says aligns with the government’s broader goal of enhancing visibility and public safety across the capital.
During an assessment tour on Tuesday, March 25, the Minister highlighted key areas that have benefited from the streetlight restoration, including the George Walker Bush Highway, the ACP Junction to Pokuase stretch, Independence Avenue near the Jubilee House, and the New Town Junction to Ashaiman road.
“Today, March 25, marks exactly my 50th day in office, and I am pleased to report that significant progress has been made. In all, about 126 streetlights have been repaired across highways, town roads, and community roads within the 29 MMDAs,” she said.
Ocloo also acknowledged ongoing challenges on major roads such as the Tema Motorway and the Accra-Tema Beach Road, noting that lighting works in these areas could not be carried out due to ongoing construction.
She assured the public that efforts are underway to restore all remaining non-functioning streetlights across the region in the coming weeks.
STATEMENT BY THE HON. REGIONAL MINISTER DURING THE MEDIA BRIEFING ON THE STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF 70% LIGHTING ACCRA ON HER FIRST 50 DAYS ON TUESDAY 25TH MARCH 2025. Ladies and Gentlemen Members of the Press Good evening and thank you for taking time off your busy schedule to be part of today’s briefing as I update you on the status of implementation of lighting Accra. You would recall that, upon assuming office, I made a firm commitment to ensure that about 70% of streetlights in most of the major roads and streets in the region would be fixed and made fully operational within my first 50 days in office as my attention had been drawn to the darkness the city is engulfed in. This initiative is in line with H.E the President’s reset agenda to improve visibility and enhance security. To achieve this target, we engaged all 29 Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) and tasked them to identify these streets and highways which needed immediate attention and submit a workplan to fix them. Furthermore, a dedicated monitoring team was established at the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) to oversee the progress and ensure efficiency. Today March 25th, marks exactly 50days in office and I am pleased to report that significant progress has been made. In all, about 126 streets has been worked on, including some highways, town roads and community roads across all the 29 MMDAs in the region. I must mention that the Tema – Motorway and the Accra -Tema Beach Road which is of very much concern to the general public could not be lighted because of the on-going construction works. Additionally, there is maintenance works on streetlights on portions on the N1(Tetteh Quarshie to kasoa), N6 (Achimota to Amasaman) and N4 (shiashie to oyibi) by the Ghana Highways Authority and the contractor is on site with works ongoing. Ladies and Gentlemen At this juncture, suffice me to mention some ceremonial streets or areas where the streets have been lighted; • George Bush Highway
28th February road, Starlet 91 Road • Independence Avenue (Jubilee House Rd.) • Atta Mills Highway-Fire Service Training School • Newtown -Pig Farm Road • Adorgonno Highway • Giffard Road (37 to Trade Fair) • Nima Highway • Weija junction to Oblogo cluster of schools • Afariwa to New Town junction • New Town junction to Ashaiman road • Glory Land junction to Odorkor Official Town junction • Community 18 Road • Jija Junction to race course (Ga Central) • Zongo junction and Abbosey Okai (Ablekuma Central) • Bank of Ghana to Circle Road • Alogboshie street • 1948 Military street • Tetegu junction to Sampah valley • Sege to Kasseh and Sege to Anyamam Roads • Community 5 traffic light to community 7 junction traffic light • Community 7 junction traffic to Tema General Hospital Roundabout • ACP to Pokuase interchange • Westlands to Haatso • Ghanatta Junction to Ghanatta School to Library Road • Hospital junction to Health Research Institute to SODA District Hospital • Prampram Junction to Miotso • Action junction to Atomic junction road • Kpone Barrier to Saki Bediako road and Michel Camp Generally, the implementation has been successful in many areas, with numerous roads and highways now well-lit, improving security and visibility for residents. Members of the Press While the MMDAs were at their wits end and mobilizing resources to achieve the target and performance indicators given them, one challenge was clear. Throughout all the areas there were cases of streetlight cable theft. This theft cases severely hampered progress and is one major reason streetlights are mostly off. I must stress that the incidence of theft poses a major set-back for the sustainability of our streets remaining lighted. I wish to therefore passionately appeal to all citizens to be patriotic and safeguard public infrastructure. Anyone caught stealing these vital components will face severe consequences. We must all be on the look out and say something if we see something. I will ensure that, the Metropolitan, Municipal and District chief Executives who are the Chairpersons for the District Security Communittees, formulate modalities to track these miscreants upon assumption of office. I wish to assure the public of my continued commitment to improve security and visibility in the region. I also want to use this opportunity to thank all stakeholders especially our media partners for the sustained campaign on my pledge to fix 70% of streetlights in the region in my first 50 days. I sincerely express my gratitude to H.E the President and the Vice President for their support. Special commendation goes to the Ministry of Energy for their support in providing us with some streetlights.
To the MMDAs, I wish to commend all of you for the commitment and dedication for the past 50 days. As we set to go out and observe from some principal streets, let’s remember it is the hard work of our MMDAs that our streetlights are functioning. And to the contractors, who have worked hard day and night to ensure our streetlights are on, we are grateful. Ladies and Gentlemen To be able to sustain this progress, we have to begin the conversation among all agencies in the power sector to work on the modalities to release to the MMDAs their share of the 1% charged consumers for streetlights. This would augment the resources of the MMDAs to keep the lights on all the time. I also wish to admonish advertisers who erect signages and posts on our road medians to seek the needed permits and support from the respective MMDAs in order not to disrupt or destroy the underground cables that supply power to the streetlights. Thank you for your attention and I look forward to many more partnership in our quest to develop the Greater Accra Region. Metropolitan/Municipal and District Assemblies with completed Streetlights No MMMDAs Street Remarks 1 Korly Klotey Municipal
- -28th February road Completed
- -Starlet 91 Road Completed
- -Independence Arch
- -Angola Road
- -Barnes Avenue
- -Independence Avenue Completed La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipal
- -Action Junction-Atomic Junction Completed
- -Doku to Nikki’s Road Completed
- -Social Welfare to Estate Road Completed
- -Social Welfare to Zongo Junction Completed
- -Post Office – Aviation Road Completed 3 La-Dade Kotopon
- -Giffard Road (La Palm Hotel to 37)
- -TseAddo township principal streets Completed 4 Ablekuma West Municipal
- -Dansoman Roundabout -Exhibition roundabout (Gen. Acheampong Highway) Completed 5 Ayawaso North Municipal
- -Olusegu Obasanjo Road Completed
- -Newtown -Pig Farm Road Completed
- -Walid-bin Talal Road to Bakin Gutta Completed 6 Ayawwaso East
- -Christ the king sch. Junction to Liberation circle (37)
- -Kanda Highway (kawaokudi to King T. Tawiah flyover)
- -Nima Highway
- -Hill street
- -Sankara to Christ the king junction traffic l (Jubilee House Road) Completed 7 Ayawaso West Municipal
- -Olusegu Obasanjo Highwa Completed
- -Liberation Road Completed 8 Accra Metropolitan Assembly
- -Atta Mills Highway-Fire Service Training School Completed
- -Independence Link (Octagon, Tema Station to Nkrumah Museum)
- -Asafotse Nartey Road
- -Guggisberg Avenue (Bukom Boxing arena to Akoshie Junction) Completed 9 Adentan Municipal Assembly
- -Nii Asiah Street (Ogbojo Clinic area) Completed
- -Ofoli Adufudey. Street (Maame Dokuno area)
- -Regimanuel Street
- -Dagadu Street
- -University Avenue
- -La Avenue Street
- -Prison street Completed 10 Ga North
- -ACP to Pokuase Interchange Completed
- -Pokuase Interchange to Rocky Down
- -Canada to Olebu Completed 11 Ablekuma North
- -Odorkor Lorry Station to Awoshie Baahyard
- -Blue Lagoon through Sakaman
- -Dansoman Junction to Wesley Grammar Junction
- -Odorkor Traffic light through Kwashieman to kwashie-bu
- -Darkuman Post Office to Nyamekye traffic light
- -Glory land junction to Odorkor official town Junction
- -Been to complex to Awoshie main Road
- -Awoshie Baahyard traffic light to Lafa stream Completed 12 Tema West
- -Borteyma to School Junction
- -Collins Dawuda Road
- -Devtraco Road
- -Community 18 Road Completed 13 Weija Gbawe
- -Weija Junction to Oblojo Junct.
- -Gbawe Palace to Mallam Junct.
- -Mallam junct. To kokroko lorry park
- -Gbawe telecom to mallam Junction
- -Cluster of schools to Top Base to Gbawe zero Completed 14 Ga Central
- -JijaJunct. To Race Course
- -Antie Aku Junct. To Jah Love 15 Ablekuma Central
- -Summer Hut junction Rd
- -Zongo Junction Rd
- -Abossey Okai Rd
- -Nkrumah Flat Rd
- -Flamingo Rd
- -Kaneshie Takoradi Station
- -ICGC (Mensah Otabil) area Completed 16 Ayawaso Central
- -Royal Castle Road
- -Bank of Africa to Circle
- -Olympic Road
- -Fanofa Road
- -Ayitey Kobina Road Completed 17 Ga South
- -Tetegu Junction to Sampa Valley
- -Galiliea Market to kosoa Interchange Completed 18 Okaikwei North
- -Golf Hills Street
- -Kisseiman Road
- -1948 Military Street
- -Teiku Baah Street
- -Signal road
- -Aaye -Ayee F33 Avenue
- -Oval Circular
- -Peacook
- -Kissieman road
- -Laryea jomo link
- -Alogboshie street
- -A section of logone street
- -Kwashie Bezrot Avenue
- -Ahomka Drive
- -Teni avenue
- -Abeitei Street
- -Tettedze street Completed 19 Ningo Prampram
- -Old Ningo – Water Works Environ
- -Miotso to prampram
- -Prampram last stop to Abia
- -Prampram junction to miotso Completed 20 Tema Metropolitan
- -Roman Catholic church to CBD
- -Com 5 traffic light to Com 7 traffic light
- -Com 7 to Tema General Hospital
- -St Paul to comm. 5 traffic light
- -St Paul to Fire Service Rd Completed 21 Ga West
- -Ayalolo(police station) to three junction
- -Odumase (Market) to three junction
- -Hospital Road Completed 22 Ga East
- -Westlands to haatso road
- -Haatso road to parts of GIMPA Rd Completed 23 Shai Osudoku
- -Market to Guggisberg to Forest Hotel
- -Hill top road to police station
- -Ghanata junct to Ghanata Sch to library road
- -Hospital junct. to Heath research institute Completed 24 Kpone Katamnso
- -Kpone barrier to saki Bediako
- -Michel camp Rd
- -Appollonia main street
- -Kpone old station to Asogli juntion
- -Zenu,Atadeka main street
- -Kubekrom no.1 and no.2 street
- -Bonapat to oyibe junction Completed 25 Ledzokuku
- -Yomo specs to lascal market
- -Coffee street
- -Daesalam street
- -Salem square to Roman Rd
- -See lady to Manna junction
- -You Too to rapture junction
- -Mobile to tsui-bleoo last Completed 26 Ada West
- -Sege to kasseh road
- -Sege to Anyaman road
- -Sege to Battor road Completed 27 Ashiaman
- -Afariwa to newtown Junction
- -Newtown Junction to AshMA Rd
- -Okoe Martey Electoral Area
- -Nii Tetteh Amui West Rd completed 28 Ada East
- Ada Market area completed 29 Krowor -Baatsonaa Highway -Addogonno Highway -Odai Ayiku street -Cactus street On going
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