Osu Oxford Street to be modernised

Accra, Oct 30, GNA - The Ministry of Tourism and Diasporan

Relations is to redesign the Osu Oxford Street, a premier business

centre in Accra, to become a world- class commercial avenue to boost

tourism and investment revenue.

To this effect, the sector Minister, Mr. Stephen Asamoah Boateng,

his deputy, Mr. Kofi Osei Ameyaw and other key players in the tourism

sector on Tuesday held a consultative meeting with business owners in

the area to call for their support and discuss ways to implement the

initiative.

Mr. Asamoah Boateng explained that the project, which would be

replicated in other major trading centres across the country, would

ensure maintenance of an artistic and high security and serenity to

leave a memorable experience on both foreign and local people who

patronised the place.

He hinted that the Ministry had engaged the services of an architect

to do the necessary planning, adding that a technical committee meeting

would be held next week involving stakeholders such as sanitary,

security and utility providers to assist in the project.

The business owners however, called for the decongestion of traffic

in the area and more attention

on security, utility and sanitation, which were affecting smooth

business transactions.