Government ready to connect every region with rail line - Peter Amewu - Adomonline.com

The Minister for Railways Development, John Peter Amewu, has reiterated the government’s commitment to revitalizing the country’s railway sector.

Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express, Mr Amewu outlined the government’s ambitious plans to modernize and expand the railway network across the nation.

He noted that the initiative aimed to focus attention on the neglected railway sector, which had suffered from years of under-funding and neglect by successive governments.

“…And you’d agree with me that up until then the railway sector had been run down by successive governments.

“We had the Ghana Railway Company Ltd, operating, and then Act 2008 (779) was enacted to craft the Ghana Railway Development Authority as the regulator to be responsible for the sector

Mr Amewu addressed claims made by Sammy Gyamfi, the National Democratic Congress’ Communication Officer, claiming that the Tema-Akosombo railway project is “NDC’s baby.”

NDC cannot claim full ownership over the Tema-Akosombo railway project