Deputy Roads Minister, Anthony Karbo has urged Ghanaians to stop being grouchy about the terrible state of roads in the country and support government by paying their toll fees for the repair of the country’s roads.
Speaking on Citi FM's breakfast show, Mr. Karbo indicated that financing for the reconstruction of bad roads in the country has become problematic owing to the unwillingness of citizens to duly perform their responsibilities.
Comparing Ghana’s situation to that of other countries, he stated that the payment of toll fees is one ideal way to generate funds for the pursuance of such projects in addition to other monies from government.
“This is a discussion we should have in this country and support government to find new mechanisms, new ways of road financing because if you look at other countries, what is going on in the world now, and road users are paying for the roads, look at what is happening in America, all the roads you see in South Africa, Botswana, Malawi, are roads users are paying for….the real challenge we are having in this country is that people feel that we are paying for bad roads because everyone is whining, the motorway is not good, its deteriorating and yet we are paying tolls," he said.
According to him, issues regarding the maintenance of major roads in the country will be resolved if the subject of financing is discussed on a much bigger platform.
“We have gotten to the point where we have to open up, have a national discussion about road financing moving forward especially for major roads that we know that the volume of traffic and the amount of tolls people can pay over a period can service the road and there will be maintenance because it will be a road that everyone is paying for so the issues of maintenance which has been the biggest problem in Ghana, at least we will be somewhere in our resolving them…," Karbo noted.
He commended communities who have registered their preparedness to support government by gathering financial resources for the construction of specific roads in the country.
“Many communities are getting urbanized, there’s a growing middle-class in the country and they are looking for a certain environment in which they can operate. Government is conscious of that and we would like to engage communities that have these new innovative ideas," the Member of Parliament for Lawra Constituency stated.
Source: ghanaweb
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I wish u guys had listen to him vividly when he was speaking since he said nothing that Ghanaians are whining so always get proper information before posting a comments since these journalists are only ready to create problems by twisting what people say to suit readers eye. Poor Journalism and headline
REALLY?!
" issues regarding the maintenance of major roads in the country will be resolved IF the subject of financing is discussed on a much bigger platform ". How the NPP keeps insulting us and this is what they have to tell Ghanaians today. Lord Have Mercy. Their obsession to always refer to Ghanaians as whinners.
this karbo paa, dont we pay taxes?
THIS NPP GOVERNMENT DONT LEARN OOOO LOOK AT KARBO TELLINGS US WE ARE WHINNING. HE NOW USES V8 AND HE IS NOT PAYING TOLL SO HE CAN INSULT US. HE SHOULD REMEMBER WHAT HE SAID DURING CAMPAIGN. GOD WILL PUNISH YOU
Stop Whining About Bad Roads; Just Pay Your Tolls- Kabo wont NOT sat this. Bad jounalism
So can the minister tell us those people who have used the motorway and not pay tolls? Where has road users refused to pay tolls? They are busy spending our toll money leaving the roads deplorable for ages. Our politicians are simply senseless and clueless.
Npp ministers don't learn from their mistakes. Just recently, eyisi boateng, quaitoo and ahomka Lindsay all spoke this way and they were reprimanded, but still karbo doesn't care to follow suit. These are the same people who claimed ndc had babies with sharp teeth. Shame on you.
It's important that citizens pay their taxes and levies, however, you and your president and vice made it seem to Ghanaians that the past government was wicked in asking for taxes and levies. Now the chickens have come home to roost. You were campaigning to Ghanaians that Ghana has all the resources to do all things and that the past government was just incompetent and corrupt. Today, you telling Ghanaians to stop whining and pay their taxes and levies. God is still alive. I am sure a lot of voters would have stayed home if you told them to stop whining then. It's not you, after all you are receiving over 100000000 old Ghana cedis so you can spew gibberish.
WHERE IN THE MINISTERS STATEMENT DID HE SAY WE SHOULD STOP WHINING AND PAY OUR TOLL" WHY ALSO SOME JOURNALIST WANT TO CAUSE DISAFFECTION FROM THE GHANA PUBLIC TOWARD THIS GOV'T APPOINTEES .??? WHY ?