Tamale office of Ghana Highway Authority closed over attack

The Tamale office of the Ghana Highway Authority (GHA)  has been closed indefinitely following an attack on the office by some irate youth.

Some youth believed to be members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, attacked the Northern Regional office of the GHA, where they were said to have assaulted some staff of the institution over the award of road contracts to persons said to be members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

• Youth attack Highway Authority office in Tamale

The National Chairman of the Senior Staff Association (SSA) of the GHA, Mr. Osward A. Amanfo told Graphic Online in an interview that they have decided to close the Tamale office as part of measures to ensure the safety of workers of the GHA in the region.

He said the action was jointly tak