The Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council (GARCC) has procured 20,000 Street lights to be distributed and installed in the various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the Greater Accra Region.
This is to improve the lighting system and security in the region.
Currently, the Council is collating a list of all the electoral areas within the region to help draw up an itinerary with contractors to fix the lights.
The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, announced this at the annual GARCC meeting in Accra.
He said the two Metropolises in the region—the Accra Metropolitan Assembly and the Tema Metropolitan Assembly—would each receive 600 street lights, while the various municipalities would get 400 each.
In addition, Mr. Quartey said district assemblies would also receive 300 street lights each.
The meeting brought together all the Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in the region and their presiding members to discuss development and challenges confronting their areas.
The common issues that came up at the meeting included sanitation, flooding, congestion, deplorable roads, and chieftaincy.
Mr. Quartey said his office is inundated with petitions and complaints from individuals, groups, and institutions on issues which should have been resolved at the Assembly level.
He urged the MMDCEs to understand that the Local Government Service is client-focused, and therefore resolution of complaints and challenges should be their priority.