Ghana lost huge revenue due to Fiapre toll booth inferno

The Ghana Highways Authority (GHA) says the country is losing huge revenue in connection with the burning down of the Fiapre toll booth, situated on the Sunyani-Nsoatre highway.

According to the Authority, as at February 22, this year, the country has lost GH¢110,400, since the toll booth was set ablaze in December 2016, by some unidentified people.

Mr. John Arthur, the Brong-Ahafo Regional Accountant of the GHA, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in an interview in Sunyani that the Authority had put up a temporal structure but the toll collectors could not operate at night.

He explained that previously collectors were operating 24 hours, but added that since the incident happened they now operated only 12 hours, which had affected daily revenue mobilization, dipping from GH¢3,000.00 to GH¢1,800.00.

Mr Arthur said the newly erected wooden structure had neither electricity nor an office for the supervisor, which was also affecting the smooth operations of the booth.

In December 9, 2016, the Fiapre toll booth was set ablaze by some unidentified people.

Subsequently, the Brong-Ahafo Regional Police command arrested two suspects in connection with the arson.

The suspects, Mark Tetteh, Assemblyman for Dumasua Electoral Area in the Sunyani West District, and Bismark Baafi, a 23-year-old unemployed are on court bail.

They are standing trial at the Sunyani District Court “A” presided by Mr Jojo Hagan.

Source: GNA