Advisory Board for Ministry of Roads and Highways inaugurated
A 10-member Advisory Board to offer policy direction, planning objectives and operational strategies to the Ministry of Roads and Highways was yesterday inaugurated in Accra.
The board, chaired by the sector minister, Alhaji Inusah Fuseini, has other members as the Deputy Minister of Finance, Mrs Mona K. Quartey; Mr K. Sarfo-Debrah from the Ghana Institution of Engineers; Mr Francis Sofo from the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development; Mr Kwaku Osei-Bonsu, an expert in the road sector, and Mr Hammond Larbi of the Progressive Road Contractors Association.
The rest are Mr Maurice T. Abisa-Seidu, Ministry of Food and Agriculture; Dr D.D. Darku, Chief Director of the Ministry of Roads and Highways; Mr Isaac Adjei Mensah, Deputy Minister of Roads and Highways; and Professor S.I.K. Ampadu from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
Alhaji Fuseini said the setting up of the board underscored the government’s determination to ensure effective and judicious management of national resources for accelerated socio-economic development of the country, particularly the road sector.
He reminded the board that a good road infrastructure played a key role in the socio-eco0nomic development of every country, “and as such, there is the need for our ministry to tap into the rich experience of professionals who can assist in the formulation of sound policies that will enable the country to achieve sustainable economic growth through the provision of a reliable road network.
Role of board
He said the board should promote constant interaction between the ministry and users of its services and charged the members to be forth-right with issues for the betterment of the road sector.
He assured members of the board that the ministry was ready to support with the requisite resources and logistics to enhance the performance of its duties.
Responding, a member of the board, Mr Kwaku Osei-Bonsu, thanked the government and the minister for selecting them to serve on the board and gave an assurance that they would work to justify the trust reposed in them.
