Ghana Loses Huge Sums to Railway Theft

[John Ashworth]

Ghana Government Loses Huge Sums Of Money To Railway Theft

The Vision of the Government is to develop a modern, robust and integrated railway system as well as its associated infrastructure to serve as a catalyst to propel the transformation of the economy and make Ghana’s rail transport system, the lead in Africa. However, according to the Deputy Minister for Railway Development, Hon. Kwaku Asante-Boateng this vision seemed to be stalled as a result of activities of unscrupulous individuals and syndicates of social miscreants who are burnt [sic] on stealing railway tracks and sell them to scrap dealers to enrich themselves and their families...