UPSA students fume over dysfunctional streetlights along road

Students at the University of Professional Studies, (UPSA) Accra are raising concerns for their safety due to the absence of functional streetlights near the university.

The university community is not small, they should be able to reach out and work with the police department to ensure their environments are safe,” Dr.

Some students at the university said the situation serves as a hurdle to their safety.

Some drivers who ply the road also shared their experiences on the difficulties the lack of lights, poses to them.

The students are always getting stabbed and having their phones snatched on the main road

Food vendors and shop owners, who operate along the road, added their voices to the situation, stressing the dangers the inoperative streetlights pose to their safety and that of their businesses.

They concluded the use of flashlights and torchlights to aid in visibility in their work, comes with its own challenges such as the malfunctioning of their torchlights and batteries.