The Member of Parliament for Mpraeso Constituency, Davis Ansah Opoku, has called for urgent collaboration among the Ministries of Roads and Highways, Energy, and the National Road Safety Authority to address the rising fatalities on the Accra-Kumasi Highway.
Speaking in Parliament after 16 young people lost their lives on the Atwidie-Juaso stretch, the MP described the highway as "a national death trap" that requires a coordinated response from multiple government agencies. "This is not about politics.
It is about saving lives.
We need streetlights from the Ministry of Energy, proper signage and dualisation from the Ministry of Roads, and strict roadworthiness checks by the Police and the DVLA under the guidance of the National Road Safety Authority," Opoku said.
