The safety of human lives must be prioritised in the issuance of permits for mounting of billboards in the country, the Head of the Parks and Gardens Unit at the Office of the President, Edem Kojo Doe, has said.
According to him, the haphazard manner in which billboards were being mounted along the principal and ceremonial streets, particularly in Accra and the major cities were worrying.
Speaking in an interview with the Ghanaian Times in Accra yesterday, about the disorderly manner in which billboards are being mounted in the country, he said the numerous billboards scattered across the country posed a threat to public safety as it obstruct visibility on the roads.
Mr Doe mentioned that the relevant authorities must take the granting of permits for mounting of billboards seriously.
