RESIDENTS of Tamale have expressed concern over the state of streetlights in the Central Business District of the metropolis. Most of the streetlights have not been functioning for a year now.
A greater portion of the erected railings that served as barricades in the median of the busy dual carriageway around the central market have also been destroyed by reckless drivers partly because of the darkness that engulf the area at night.
According to some residents, the situation also offer a safe haven for some miscreants and social deviants to carry out their nefarious activities, since the area is the hub of commercial activities in the city.
The main area of concern is the stretch between the Afah Ajura Mosque to the National Investment Bank along the Hospital Road.
While the streetlights along that road only worked for a couple of days during the African Cup of Nations Tournament in February last year, there has not been any lighting system from the Gulkpe-Na’s junction to NIB.
It is, however, refreshing to know that a greater part of the metropolis now brightens up at night although some of the dysfunctional bulbs are yet to be replaced.
“The authorities should ensure routine checks of the entire system and also endeavour to replace all the non-functional bulbs and damaged poles as and when they occur,” Mr Iddrisu Musah Mande, a resident, entreated.
A food vendor, Hajia Azara Alhassan, said, “I do not understand why for more than a year now, the lighting system has not been functioning at might yet we have not seen any attempt to fix it”.
“We certainly need efficient street lighting system to be put in place to brighten up the area at all times to make it more vibrant and attractive,” Janet Seidu of the Tamale Polytechnic also opined. Apart from serving as security checks and beautification, streetlights also ensure safe driving and movement for both motorists and pedestrians as they enable them to move freely at night.
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