Residents of Aboabo and Nkurakan in the Yilo Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region will stage a protest to drum home their concerns over delays in the construction of the Koforidua to Nkurakan road.
The reconstruction of the Koforidua to Asesewa road, which was started some three years ago under former Roads Minister Amoako Atta, has been abandoned by the contractor, leaving residents and other road users with daily discomfort.
According to sources, about three Okada riders have been knocked down and killed by speeding drivers in the last three months due to the excessive dust on the stretch.
Citi News understands that a senior high school student was recently knocked and killed by a speeding driver, a situation that has angered community members who want to go ahead with their intended demonstration even though they have yet to secure a permit from the police.
The Member of Parliament for the Yilo Krobo, Albert Tetteh Nyarkotey, who says it will be very difficult to restrain his constituency from blocking the roads to press home their demands, wants the Minister for Roads and Highways to act swiftly.
The MP appealed to the government to ensure that the road is watered at least four times a week to help deal with the dust pollution in the area.
“The government should come and complete this road and even if the government is not willing to complete the road, they should water it at least once or four times a week.
“This is a big concern and I called on the contractor and he said he has not been paid and it is difficult for him to complete the road but I am pleading with the Roads Minister to intervene because if nothing is done, the youth will block the road and we don’t want that to happen.”
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