{"id":98041,"date":"2023-09-07T13:01:39","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T13:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/07\/sarkodie-joins-campaign-to-demand-fixing-of-pothole-ridden-tema-motorway\/"},"modified":"2023-09-07T13:01:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T13:01:39","slug":"sarkodie-joins-campaign-to-demand-fixing-of-pothole-ridden-tema-motorway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/07\/sarkodie-joins-campaign-to-demand-fixing-of-pothole-ridden-tema-motorway\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarkodie joins campaign to demand fixing of pothole-ridden Tema motorway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Tema Motorway, which used to be one of the best roads in Ghana, has deteriorated over the years and is now in a terrible state.<\/p>\n<p>The road is riddled with potholes, which have evolved into death traps and caused several accidents.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-958021 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sarkodie-Town-hall-7-e1690031113802.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"552\"  \/>Some Ghanaians have already taken to social media to demand that the government fix the Tema motorway.<\/p>\n<p>The hashtags #FixTheMotorway and #FixTheTemaMotorway have been trending on Twitter, and many people have shared their experiences on the dangerous road.<\/p>\n<p>One Twitter user wrote, \u201cI swerved to avoid a pothole on the Tema Motorway and lost control of my car. I\u2019m lucky to be alive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another user said, \u201cMy car broke down on the Tema Motorway because of a pothole. I had to wait hours for a tow truck.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-971029 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sarkodie-2222.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\"  \/><br \/>Iconic Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie who grew up in Tema, has also joined the campaign to put pressure on the government to fix the Tema Motorway. He tweeted, \u201cAbout time #FixTheTemaMotorway.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Adonai\u2019 rapper was reacting to a post by an account that goes by the name\u00a0 \u201cGhana Mu Nsem\u201d \u2013 calling on him to add his voice to the \u2018Fixthemotorway\u2019 campaign to prompt the government to come to their aid.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-971031 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Sark-8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"694\" height=\"619\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Check his tweet below<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">About time <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FixTheTemaMotorway?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FixTheTemaMotorway<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/3cdti9RiEf<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sarkodie (@sarkodie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sarkodie\/status\/1699399668734779741?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tema Motorway, which used to be one of the best roads in Ghana, has deteriorated over the years and is now in a terrible state. 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