The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) is set to take legal action against Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the Greater Accra Region for their failure to comply with a directive to remove unauthorized billboards from road medians—a measure the Authority says is critical for public safety.
The deadline for compliance has been set for Monday, June 2, 2025, but the NRSA says it will not wait passively as the assemblies continue to disregard public safety concerns. The warning comes in the wake of a failed engagement, where most Accra-based assemblies failed to attend a crucial meeting convened by the NRSA to outline a compliance roadmap.
NRSA Director-General Abraham Amaliba told journalists that the no-show is being interpreted as a deliberate act of noncompliance.
“We invited the assemblies through the Ministry of Local Government, but those required to be there—the ones within Greater Accra—did not show up. This wasn’t a miscommunication; this was outright defiance,” he said.
Amaliba revealed that the meeting was intended to offer a possible extension to the 21-day removal notice issued earlier. But with key stakeholders absent, the Authority now plans to escalate the matter to the courts.
“This is no longer about warnings. These unauthorized billboards are a danger to commuters and drivers alike. If the assemblies won’t act responsibly, we will hold them accountable in court,” he declared.
The NRSA maintains that the proliferation of unapproved billboards is not just an aesthetic or bureaucratic issue but a serious threat to road safety in a region plagued by traffic congestion and high accident rates.
