General News of Sunday, 24 March 2019Source: Myjoyonline.comCabinet approves GHC1b for road signs, traffic lightsInformation Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah with NRSC boss May Obiri-YeboahGovernment is dedicating ¢1 billion to fix traffic lights, erect road signs and paint defaced road markings to improve road safety. This part of the recommendation by the inter-ministerial committee set up by President Akufo-Addo last year to look into the increasing cases of carnages on the country’s roads. The committee also recommended that ¢6.5 million be allocated to the National Road Safety Commission for public education and training. President Nana Akufo-Addo speaking within hours of the incident on Friday morning, sympathised with the families and challenged the Police Council to regulate road traffic. He also called for the speedy implementation of the recommendations of the inter-ministerial committee set up last year to propose ways to deal with carnage on our roads.

Source: GhanaWeb March 24, 2019 18:00 UTC