The hashtag #FixTheStreetLights, which has called on Greater Accra Regional Minister Linda Ocloo to immediately fix the city’s dark streets, is trending on social media, especially X.
Supported by commentator Kalyjay, this campaign has received over 500,000 views and reactions on X, ranking fourth in Ghana, as viewers express concerns about their safety due to everything from dangerous drives to threats from “kwashey boys,” or thieves.
“The Greater Accra Regional Minister is doing a terrible job at keeping the city bright,” Kalyjah stated in a post.
A terrible job. At night, Accra is incredibly dark.
President @JDMahama, drivers find it difficult to see in Accra at night.
“As we fault the Regional Minister, let’s not leave out the MCEs/DCEs. Their assemblies generate a lot of IGF, and part of their action plan covers maintenance of streetlights. Most of the assemblies here involve fixing their own streetlights, like what is happening currently in Ho,” Mr. Ceyram wrote.
This initiative is in response to the Minister’s commitment made during her ministerial vetting to improve city security and visibility by fixing 70% of broken lighting during her first 50 days in office, beginning in early 2025.
She stated to have fixed lights on 129 streets as of March 27, 2025, including the George Bush Highway; nevertheless, later in the year, several reports mentioned that there were still issues in some areas of the area.
She did point out that several important highways, including as the Accra-Tema Beach Road and the Tema Motorway, were still dark because of continuous development.
“There are maintenance works on streetlights on portions of 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,” she continued.
Source: newsthemegh.com