The Ministry of Roads and Highways has directed the Ledzokuku Municipal Assembly and the Department of Urban Roads to immediately remove all unauthorized billboards at the Flowerpot Interchange.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, August 20, 2025 and signed by the Head of Public Relations, Nasir Ahmad Yartey, the ministry expressed concern over the growing number of unapproved billboards, describing them as illegal and unconstitutional.

The statement revealed that the ministry had identified an unauthorized billboard at the interchange and cited a press release from the Students Loan Trust Fund, which disassociated itself from the billboard and warned against the misuse of its logo.

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According to the Ministry, such installations violate the Ghana Standards Authority’s Advertisement Specification for Outdoor Signs (GS 847:2019), relevant sections of Act 540, and the Road Traffic Regulations, 2012 (LI 2180).

As a result, the Ministry has instructed the Ledzokuku Municipal Assembly to collaborate with the Department of Urban Roads to ensure the immediate removal of the billboard.

The ministry also urged all municipal and district assemblies to consult regional road agencies before issuing permits for advertisements along road corridors.

A portion of the statement read; “We wish to remind the public that such installations violate regulations set by the Ghana Standards Authority’s Advertisement Specification for Outdoor Signs (GS 847:2019), Section 5, as well as Sections 11 and 15 of Act 540, and Section 188 of the Road Traffic Regulations, 2012 (LI 2180).”

It continued: “Through this release, the Ministry calls upon the Ledzokuku Municipal Assembly to work closely with the Department of Urban Roads for the immediate removal of the billboard. We also urge all assemblies to collaborate with the relevant regional road agencies before issuing permits for advertisements or notices along road corridors.”

The ministry further called on the Advertising Association of Ghana to strictly enforce its code of conduct on outdoor advertising structures, reaffirming its commitment to road safety and the protection of public infrastructure.