We need to put money into know-how, no more 19th Century method – Kennedy Osei Nyarko on highway safeguard

Chairman of the Roads and Transport Committee of Parliament, Kennedy Osei Nyarko says the govt must invest in know-how if it is in truth attracted to tackling road accidents.

in accordance with him, "it is not ample" that government gives money and elements to the country wide street safeguard Authority (NRSA) when the establishment nevertheless relies on processes formulated centuries in the past.

"We need to invest. If we are looking to provide highway defense requisites, it is all about funding. We should put money into know-how. we will not rely on the 19th and 18th century approach where we see our Police having that old pace gun.

"It isn't about GHS 24 or 25 million price range that is going to solve this issue, they want an enormous budget," he told JoyNews' Evans Mensah on PM categorical.

In his view, the NRSA should not capable of ensure that roads are secure and neither can it implement laws "if we don't invest heavily in the sector"

His comment comes on the lower back of JoyNews' most desirable of its hotline documentary titled 'crushed', as a part of its contribution to addressing the expanding variety of highway accidents within the country.

The documentary which turned into produced through Seth Kwame Boateng captures chilling details of what number of households have lost loved ones to road carnage.

moreover, Mr Nyarko pointed out that a 64-yr-historical country that prides itself on revolutionary development should still have by now "…be constructing more legit technology…recording speed of automobiles at any point in time and reporting it at a relevant point and may be alerting security on the street to be in a position to apprehend these individuals."

however unfortunately, "we don't have that sort of device now, we deserve to make investments closely,' he talked about.

My Nyarko advised that except the country is able to build its street networks, invest in expertise, and put in the work, the fight against highway accidents will be in vain.

"We deserve to build more twin carriages, expand our highway and make it about 4 or five or six so that more motors can circulate with none head-on collision.

"as a result of in case you look at the accidents which are going on on our street, majority of them are head-on collisions," he said.