The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has disclosed that it has secured assurances from the Ministry of Roads and Highways aimed at ensuring uninterrupted telecommunications services during the upcoming general elections.
From the assurance, the Chamber confirmed that there will be no major excavation works in key areas that could potentially disrupt the transmission of electoral data over the Internet.
In an interview with Citi News, the CEO of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, Ing. Dr. Kenneth Ashigbey, explained that this move is part of a broader strategy to safeguard the integrity of the country’s telecom infrastructure during this critical period.
“The Minister for Roads and Highway has also agreed that because we need the networks to be resilient, we can’t afford fibre cuts during the elections. A week before and after the elections there will be no excavation for these road works in major places that might affect the EC and other people’s accessibility,”
Dr. Ashigbey stressed that collaboration is key to addressing the recurring issue of fibre cuts, which have historically posed challenges to network reliability across the nation.
To this end, he said: “We have had meetings with the IGP as well and we’ll do some training with the prosecutors and investigators. We have also engaged the Chief Justice and she has given two courts, one in Accra and another in Kumasi.
“We’ve also engaged the attorney general to get us a fiat like the way SSNIT lawyers prosecute their own cases but that will take a while as the deputy attorney general has mentioned that they will dedicate some particular attorneys that we will train in this particular endeavour.”
These proactive measures reflect the Chamber’s commitment to maintaining seamless communication for both electoral processes and broader national interests, ensuring that the election results are transmitted efficiently and securely.
Source: Emmanuel Oppong ( Citi Newsroom)
