The billboard mess in Ghana is almost like a cross-generational canker that has defied any form of solution from one government approach to another. It appears, however, that the government of President John Mahama wants to lead the way to curb the menace once and for all.
Since the Mahama government assumed office, there have been some level of desire by certain state agencies connected to road safety and local government management to clean up the chaos within the billboard sector in the country. But their efforts have been sporadic and a bit uncoordinated.
However, on the 10th of October 2025, the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, through directives from the President, inaugurated a 12-member Technical Working Committee to produce practical and enduring solutions to regularize and standardize billboards and signages in the big cities of Ghana. The ultimate aim of the committee and the project is to enhance beautification and aesthetics of the airspace of the major cities in the country.
The 12-member Technical Working Committee was drawn from different bodies related to the outdoor industry including the Advertising Association of Ghana (AAG), Land Use & Spatial Planning Authority; Office of the Attorney General & Minister of Justice; Ministry of Environment, Science & Technology; Road safety Authority; Department of Urban Roads; Ghana Highway authority; Motor Traffic & Transport Unit of the Police Service; Ghana Institute of Planning; National Development Planning Commission; Department of Parks & Gardens and the Dean of MMDCDs.