{"id":758392,"date":"2019-12-04T21:28:12","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T21:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/12\/04\/well-build-a-first-class-railway-network-akufo-addo\/"},"modified":"2019-12-04T21:28:12","modified_gmt":"2019-12-04T21:28:12","slug":"well-build-a-first-class-railway-network-akufo-addo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/12\/04\/well-build-a-first-class-railway-network-akufo-addo\/","title":{"rendered":"We\u2019ll build a first class railway network \u2013 Akufo-Addo"},"content":{"rendered":"

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General News of Wednesday, 4 December 2019<\/p>\n

Source: <\/strong>Starrfm.com.gh<\/p>\n

2019-12-04<\/p>\n

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\"RailwaysRailways Minister, Joe Ghartey interacting with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

President Akufo-Addo has reiterated his Government\u2019s commitment to building a first class railway network in Ghana in order to revamp the sector which has deteriorate over the years since colonial rule ended in Ghana.<\/p>\n

Addressing workers of the Ghana Railway Company Limited (GRCL) at the Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) workshop shed in Tema as part of the last day of his three day tour of the Greater Accra Region, President Akufo-Addo said a lot has gone wrong in our country after we got independence, but one of the worse is to have allowed the nation\u2019s railway infrastructure to deteriorate.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe British left us a functioning railway system, we didn\u2019t look after it, and we allowed it to deteriorate. For this part of the twenty fist (21st) century, a major responsibility is on you, on me, my successors, to rebuild the railway infrastructure in our country\u201d President Akufo-Addo stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is obvious that rail transport is environmentally friendly, it is efficient, it is less costly and it is generally a more intelligent way of moving people and goods than any other form of transport. Other people have got first class railway systems in the world, Ghana we are going to have a first class railway system in our country\u201d President Akufo-Addo added.<\/p>\n

<\/b>Railways Minister<\/p>\n

Minister responsible for Railways Development, Joe Ghartey, in his remarks noted that by 2023, Ghana must have a viable railway sector that will meet the transportation needs of the citizenry. He further indicated that over ten (10) coaches which were to be scrapped were rehabilitated in the workshop where the gathering was being held by the hard working GRCL workers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2016, over hundred coaches were sold as scrap. In 2017 we decided that we would review the policy of selling coaches as scrap and we will see whether it is possible to refurbish some of the coaches. A brand new coach Mr. President cost about five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00), the cost of refurbishing is about fifty thousand dollars ($50, 000.00). Out of the twenty seven (27) coaches that were left after over hundred were sold as scrap, we have repaired ten (10)\u201d the Railway Minister said.<\/p>\n

<\/b>President on Refurbished Coaches<\/p>\n

President Akufo-Addo commended the staff of GRCL for their efforts at refurbishing the country\u2019s old coaches instead of the previous policy of selling them off as scrap.<\/p>\n

\u201d I am very impressed to hear that the old policy of selling coaches as scrap has been itself scrapped and that this new policy of repairing our coach stock has already produced such positive results\u201d President Akufo-Addo said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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