The Ghana Railways Company Limited (GRCL) had scheduled to open passenger service on the Accra Tema, Accra-Nsawam railway line today, January, 8, 2019.
However, that plan has been put on hold because encroachers have taken over the railway line.
Speaking in an interview on Monday’s edition of Peace FM morning show ‘Kokrokoo’, sector Minister, Joe Ghartey said they need to hold on with their plan for the encroachers to be moved and to avoid the loss of life.
According to him, even though the ministry in collaboration with GRCL made sure the encroachers stayed away from the railway line some time ago, they came back during the Christmas and New Year festivities.
"Areas such as Circle, Avenor, and Achimota are filled with people trading and doing other activities. Motor cycles are even using the railway line; very surprising. The ministry has therefore given the GRCL two weeks to ensure the encroachers vacate the area for the trains to start working" he indicated.
Source: Rebecca Addo Tetteh/Peacefmonline.com/[email protected]
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Sometimes I wonder if some (Ghanaians) are any different from animals. No discipline, lack of basic common sense and utter $t-up1d. I care less of any insults i receive on this platform. Encroach on rail track endangering your own-life and when an accident or tragedy strikes, you ask and expect the government to pay you compensation. No civilised person or people will act they we sometimes do in Ghana? Mr minister please talk is cheap, get these muddaf-u*k£r$ off the tracks without delay and surcharge them for any cost incurred in doing so. Enemies of progress.
How o wish I was the president ,some Ghanaian s are so stubborn like the goat with smelly forehead and need special treatment.The military type. Massa get high speed trains those it will grind let them be grounded , others will will learn sense . Indirect knowledge through bad experience.
Edmund ....as a country we are not serious at all...Concert Ghana
Are we really serious as a country.
Hahaha. Ghana!