{"id":463086,"date":"2018-02-09T18:12:32","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T18:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/09\/transport-minister-slams-ndc-government-for-wasting-brt-money\/"},"modified":"2018-02-09T18:12:32","modified_gmt":"2018-02-09T18:12:32","slug":"transport-minister-slams-ndc-government-for-wasting-brt-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/09\/transport-minister-slams-ndc-government-for-wasting-brt-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Transport Minister slams NDC government for \u2018wasting\u2019 BRT money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Friday,  9 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>citifmonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2018-02-09<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/45892352.295.jpg\" alt=\"Kwaku Ofori Asiamah \" title=\"Kwaku Ofori Asiamah \" width=\"295\" height=\"162\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, Minister for Transport<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1518199952_497_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">The Ministry for Transport has slammed the Mahama government for what it calls the previous administration\u2019s shoddy implementation of the Bus Rapid Transit system in Accra.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Minister for Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, about $100 million was secured as a loan from the World Bank for the BRT project,  but was not put to good use by the previous administration.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Citi News after the President\u2019s State of the Nation address, Mr. Asiamah said more Aayalolo buses will soon be deployed after the construction of a terminal at the PWD yard in the central business district of Accra.<\/p>\n<p>President Nana Akufo-Addo, in his address, bemoaned the daily traffic jams and congestion in various parts of the capital, which he said was making Accra unattractive.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Ofori Asiamah also described the situation as unpardonable, and said his Ministry was working to correct the situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe congestion in our city is something unacceptable which we need to work on. The World Bank gave us a loan of about $100 million for the Aayalolo buses and their attendant infrastructure. The infrastructure that they were supposed to put in place, they didn\u2019t do it,\u201d the Minister remarked.<\/p>\n<p>He recalled that the current government had to go to \u201cLondon to see HSBC, renew the loan and start the construction of the bus terminal at PWD\u2026 we cannot operate Aayalolo buses when they come to the city without having a bus terminal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe dedicated bus lane that they were supposed to build from Adenta to the Central City, they have not been able to build it. Ask them where is the money,\u201d Mr. Ofori Asiamah lamented.<\/p>\n<p>The Quality Bus system (QBS), which is making use of the Aayalolo buses, was initially envisioned as part of a Bus Rapid Transport system, but the absence or lack of dedicated lanes meant it did not match up to that standard.<\/p>\n<p>Most major roads to Accra have gained notoriety for having the city\u2019s worst traffic jams.<\/p>\n<p>Some of these roads include the Madina to 37 road, Circle to Achimota road, Ofankor to Pokuase road, and the Tema motorway \u2013 Tetteh Quarshie roundabout.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts by previous governments to address the problem seem not to have yielded results as the traffic situation has not improved.<\/p>\n<p>Some analysts have suggested a total review of the country\u2019s transportation system with a shift from the construction of new roads to the implementation of policies that will encourage boarding of commercial buses and an efficient railway system.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fEliycSix9M\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/content.jwplatform.com\/players\/Yht95xh2-GtVgZhNx.html\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" allowfullscreen=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 62 updated by: 62 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Friday, 9 February 2018 Source: citifmonline.com 2018-02-09 Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, Minister for Transport The Ministry for Transport has slammed the Mahama government for what it calls the previous administration\u2019s shoddy implementation of the Bus Rapid Transit system in Accra. 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