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GH-Signboard, a leading advocacy group for road safety, collaborated with the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) to fix malfunctioning road signs in parts of the Greater Accra Region.
The exercise coincided with the 68th Independence Day celebrations on Thursday, March 6, 2025, and formed part of the group’s numerous initiatives, with many more scheduled to take place subsequently.
The energetic and enthusiastic group participated in repairing and repositioning damaged signposts that had been tampered with by posters and other materials along the Awoshie-Bayard to Pokuase Highway.
Additionally, signposts obscured by overgrown weeds were cleared to create a safer environment for road users, particularly drivers and pedestrians.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Founder of GH-Signboard, Richard Osarfo, reiterated their commitment to road safety through signposts, stating that they also seek to use the initiative to educate drivers and pedestrians on the importance of road signs.
“Right now, our focus is to save lives because between 2022 to 2024, about 11,000 souls were lost, so we want to collaborate with the National Road Safety Authority, Urban Roads, and the Ministry of Roads and Highways to come together and fight this persistent loss of lives on our roads. So our target and aim is to reduce accidents,” he told Angelonline.com.gh.
He advised drivers to adhere to road signs, emphasizing that these signposts must be utilized to significantly reduce accidents.
Mr. Osarfo argued that most residents do not understand the importance of these signposts, which is why they often ignore them or allow them to be damaged or tampered with.
He expressed the group’s commitment and dedication to assisting stakeholders in reducing accidents, which have become a “national threat.” He also called for public support.
On her part, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of GH-Signboard, Sandra Osei Pomaah, was adamant their nationalistic approach would help drivers and other road users experience safer transportation.
She used the occasion to urge Ghanaians to refrain from posting materials such as posters and stickers on signposts, as it is prohibited.
The National Road Safety Authority’s (NRSA) Planning Manager for the Greater Accra Region, Felix Owusu, who led its team described the initiative taken by GH-Signboard as “laudable” and welcomed their efforts.
He underscored the importance of road signs for public safety and cautioned against individuals altering the positioning of signposts while setting up shops and structures.
Mr. Owusu suggested that Municipal, Metropolitan, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) should play a key role in supporting the NRSA and voluntary groups such as GH-Signboard to combat road traffic crashes, fatalities, and injuries caused by non-compliance with road safety regulations.
“At this point, we are calling on all our stakeholders, the road agencies, the police, and even the assemblies, because most of these structures we are talking about, people do not just come up and put them up. I’m sure they get permission or approval from the authorities.
So please, the assemblies, let us do due diligence and make sure wherever is assigned to them is a safe place so that they do not go overboard to alter the positioning of some of these signposts.”
