After many years of driving using only the headlights of vehicles, due to the absence of streetlights on the major streets in the Tema metropolis, motorists and commuters can now breathe a deep sigh of relief, as the major non-functional streetlights in the metropolis are now operating.
Except the ones, which have its poles knocked down, streetlights from the Tema Main Harbour to Community Eight, now function at night, giving the metropolis a long-time-no-see night beauty.
Another area where residents can breathe a sigh of relief is the Central Business District (CBD), where the streetlights have also been fixed to provide night security for, especially traders and passengers, who usually converge at the main station to board vehicles to their respective destinations after work.
In a telephone interview with the paper last Tuesday, the Tema Mayor, Mr. Robert Kempes Ofosuware, explained that the Assembly found it expedient to fix the majority of the streetlights, particularly, at busy stretches, to ward off robbers who attack motorists and commuters.
According to him, about GH�300,000 from the Assembly�s Internal Generated Fund (IGF) has been committed into the streetlight project, adding that he has urged the revenue collectors to step up their efforts so that more areas would benefit from the funds for development.
He said it was his vision that 98% of streetlights in Tema would be completed by the end of the year, �because Tema has been in the dark for many years, and that the Assembly is committed to achieving this vision.�
The Mayor disclosed to the Tema File that the Assembly had the full backing of the Tema Regional Police Motor Transport and Traffic Unit (MTTU) to mete out stiffer punishment to happy-go-lucky drivers who would knock down any streetlight pole.
He, therefore, charged residents and pedestrians to report to the police when a driver knocks down any streetlight pole in the area, explaining that everybody had to help the police protect our properties to save the state from spending more resources on repairing and maintaining them.
Mr. Ofosuware commended The Chronicle for playing its watchdog role in ensuring that his Assembly was put on its toes when it goes astray.
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