Railway Workers Union unhappy with takeover of its lands by private entities

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The Ghana Railways Workers Union has observed with great concern the wanton sale and encroachment of railway lands by private companies and individuals.

The union is worried should this trend continue government’s quest of revamping the rail sector will be disadvantaged.

This was contained in a resolution the Ghana Railways Workers Union presented to the Ministry of Railways Development during the opening ceremony which was held in Takoradi.  

Speaking to Skyy news on the sidelines of a regular National Executive Council meeting, General Secretary of the Union Godwin Ntaamah indicated among the resolution is “a call on government to ban on all form of lease of Rail ways land and also conduct a review on all lease of railway lands and offices already made in recent times”.

He further indicated, there is the need to review the Railway ACT 779, as the act by its nature could thwart efforts in revamping the railways sector.

This he explains that “the ACT transfers all asserts hitherto owned by the Ghana Railways Corporation limited to the Ghana Railway development Authority… in effect they Ghana Railways Corporation Limited could not boast of a property of its own and this has contributed to the sale and encroachment of lands by private individuals”.

Mr.Godwin Ntaamah then urged government to attach a great deal of urgency in the revamping of the Western rail lines.

He is of the view the Western rail lines when revamped will have a rippling effect on the country’s economy since there are several companies and natural resource along the line which will require an active rail line to support their operations.

“If government will focus on developing the Western Rail line with the four years of it administration that will go a long way to boast the country’s economic fortunes because when the Western rail line is fully revamped we can commute cocoa, bauxite and manganese via rails for export. This will boost Ghana’s economic fortunes”.

BY. Stephen Cudjoe

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