The creation of a ministry for railways development by the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) is superfluous, the former deputy minister of transport, Joyce Bawa-Mogtari has said.
President Nana Akufo-Addo argued the creation of the portfolio will transform the sector. He thus nominated the Member of Parliament for Essikado-Ketan, Joe Ghartey as its Minister-designate.
But Mrs. Bawa-Mogtari thought otherwise, stating during an interview on Accra-based Class FM Thursday that the ministry could have been placed “under the ministry of Transport.”
She went further to explain that the move was not economically viable as there are only two companies serving directly in the sector; the Railways Development Authority and the Railway Company Limited.
“I do hope that there is a good reason [for creating the new ministry] other than just creating jobs for appointees or jobs for people,” she said.
Meanwhile, the Railway Workers Union welcomed the creation of the Ministry.
According to its Secretary, Goodwill Ntamah, the move would create loads of jobs for Ghanaians.
“…The president has done well with the creation of the railway ministry. The minister who has also been designated knows much about the sector, he knows the history and the challenges confronting the sector and the workers. We the workers of the railways know him very well and, so, I am happy that he is the one who has been designated to handle the sector,” he said.
Source: starr FM
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DON'T WORRY, JUST BE THINKING ABOUT HOW YOUR FORMER BOSS:DZIFA ATIVOR: WILL GO TO JAIL. AND YOU WILL BE THE NEXT PERSON. "TAFLATS3" PEOPLE
As Deputy Minister for Transport, what attention did Bawah-Mogtari pay to the Railway sector and what are the manifest results? We cannot expect to act the same way all the time and yet get different results!
This woman is the most evillll in the umbrellas party. I pray that very soon she gets rewarded for that
INFACT WHAT NDC PEOPLE ARE FAILING TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT, GOVERNANCE IS ABOUT PLANING. YOU DIDNT PLAN WHEN YOU WERE IN POWER. YOU ONLY COME TO PAY JUDGEMENT DEBT TO WAYOME,BOUGHT V8 VEHICLES FOR CHIEFS AND GIRL FRIENDS. PLEASE ALLOW THE NPP TO WORK, WE DONT NEED YOUR COMMENTS
f you have stayed in the Western Central Ashanti and Eastern parts of the country where the failure of the railways has had major effects on socio economic lives you will understand the importance. Roads congested, accidents up, prices of food stuffs gone up, villages on railway lines cut away from economic hubs, even bauxite, timber bauxite manganese exports have suffered. Deaths on the roads in these areas not even mentioned. We in these areas need efforts to revive the sector. Lets judge after some years you did nothing because don't appreciate the importance of this sector.
LOOK AT ONE OF THE VISIONLESS PEOPLE TALKING.YOUR NDC PARTY DOESN'T HAVE VISION.WHAT DO YOUR NDC KNOW ABOUT GOVERNANCE?SHOUT UP WATCH THE WISEMAN DO HIS JOB.
Of course you are free to spew this ***barred word***. You have gotten a fleet of V8s in your house free of charge as a result of create loot and share.All on the back of the poor Ghanaian taxpayer including your kith and kin KAYAYEES.
Hahahaha Madam NDC is in a comfortable lead! She is now in opposition and will see everything of the new government bad. She is nothing but another thieef who wanted to protect her source of income.
We will not waste our time on people like...because for you everything is needless just as yourself
***barred word***!!!!!