The New Juaben South Municipal Assembly in the Eastern Region is planning to install CCTV cameras to monitor streetlights and traffic signals following persistent cable and control board thefts across the municipality.
According to the MCE for New Juaben South, Hon.Ransford Owusu Boakye, the Assembly has already spent GH¢255,000 to replace copper cables stolen from streetlights, particularly along the Koforidua Polytechnic Traffic–Kasadjan Highway, while an additional GH¢40,000 is needed to replace a traffic light control board stolen by unknown persons.
He said the theft of copper cables left several roads in darkness for a long period, creating security and safety concerns for residents and motorists.
“Some individuals cut off and removed all the copper wires from the streetlights, which is why the lights were off for a long time. The Assembly spent GH¢255,000 to rectify the situation and restore power to the streetlights on the Poly and Kasadjan roads, lighting up the streets once again,” he stated.
Hon. Owusu Boakye further revealed that an electrical transformer powering some of the streetlights had also been vandalized, with cables stolen from the facility.
Describing the situation as worrying, the MCE said the Assembly intends to engage consultants and install CCTV cameras at strategic locations to monitor the infrastructure and help identify and prosecute perpetrators.
“Very bad, it is very bad. We even intend engaging some consultants. We want to install CCTV cameras so that in case somebody goes there to steal, because we have the cameras around, they will be captured and then the necessary sanctions are meted out to the person,” he said.
Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Hon. Ransford Owusu Boakye,revealed this during a town hall meeting in Koforidua on Tuesday June 9,2026 where he accounted for ongoing development projects and governance activities within the municipality
The MCE listed several ongoing and completed development projects within the municipality.
He disclosed that the construction of a CHPS compound at Agavenya is 70 per cent complete, while a six-unit classroom block at A.M.E Zion B School in Klu Town has been completed.
He added that a kindergarten block at Police LA School in Galloway is 80 per cent complete, while the drilling and mechanization of 12 boreholes in communities including Ohemaa Park, Yaw Kyeremah, Densuano, Mile 50, Anlo Town and Agavenya has reached 95 per cent completion.
Other completed projects include the bitumen surfacing of roads at Adweso-Abogiri, Osabene Central and Bedtime, the redevelopment of the Zongo Market, and the bitumen surfacing of the Saint James–Nyamekrom Road.
The Assembly is also constructing a CHPS compound at Simpo Amiensa and drilling and mechanizing eight additional boreholes.
Hon. Ransford Owusu Boakye expressed appreciation to residents and stakeholders for their support and participation in the municipality’s development efforts and assured them of the Assembly’s continued commitment to accountability, efficient service delivery and inclusive development.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com
