Gomoa-Asebu (C/R), July 21, GNA – The
Assemblyman for Gomoa – Asebu, Ansaful, Mpota, Pomadze Electoral Area, Mr John
Kweku Donkoh, has called on the Ministry of Roads and Highways to construct
four ‘Speed Ramps’ on the Gomoa-Asebu, Ansaful, and Pomadze stretch of the
Agona Swedru Winneba Junction Road.
He said the construction of speed ramps on
that stretch had become extremely necessary, because within the past three
years more than 20 people living in the communities had been recklessly knocked
down and severely injured by drivers through unnecessary speeding.
“In some instances, victims of these reckless
drivers lost their lives,” he added.
The Assemblyman told the Ghana News Agency
that, all attempts to get the sector ministry to provide the communities with
such vital road safety facilities had proved futile.
Mr Donkoh said the unfortunate pedestrians who
fell victim to the Speed-Running-Crazy drivers included; schoolchildren,
traders, artisans, fishermen, civil servants, farmers and some drivers.
He said although there was an appeal by
stakeholders to the Ministry of roads and highways sometime in 2016 but,
nothing concrete had been done.
Nana Kojo Beedu VI, Benkumhene of Gomoa
Ajumako traditional area and chief’ of Gomoa – Asebu, hoped that the Sector
Minister of Roads and Highways would this time take a serious view of the issue
and swiftly initiate moves to provide the three communities with Speed Ramps to
protect the lives of the people .
“A couple of years ago, similar petitions were
made to the Ministry of Roads and Highways through the media by two retired
senior citizens resident at Pomadze, Mr. Samuel Kobina Caulley, and Mr. Joseph
Yaw Owusu-Kwarteng on the same issue but, unfortunately, their petition was
thrown overboard.”
Mr. Caulley and Mr. Owusu’s action followed
the killing of a female teacher of new Winneba cluster of schools by a reckless
driver through excessive speeding during which his vehicle veered off the road
and hit the female teacher and killed her instantly.
The teacher was waiting for any available
passenger vehicle to Board for Agona Swedru where she resided after the close
of the day’s work when the unfortunate incident occurred.
GNA