The Abontendomhema of Adawso in the Akuapem Traditional Area of the Eastern Region, Nana Afua Gyekebea has solely staged a demonstration against the authorities of the Municipality over the lack of developmental projects in the area.
Highlighting the motive behind her gesture, she noted the only market in the area has deteriorated coupled with bad road networks that link Adawso to Nsawam and Mangoase.
Nana Afua Gyekebea, outpouring her frustration said that during raining season motorcycles popularly known as ‘Okada’ and vehicles are unable to ply the roads that link other adjoining farming communities where foodstuffs are transported to Adawso including Koforidua, the regional capital.
The traditional ruler said that pregnant women and patients are mostly declared dead on arrival at the Adawso Health Center when going to deliver or seeking medical treatment because drivers cannot transport them on time due to the nature of the roads in the area which is very painful.
According to Nana Gyekebea, opinion leaders at Adawso have had several run table discussions with the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Akuapem North, Berima Awuah Sarpong Asiedu-Larbi about the plight of the area but their efforts have yielded no positive results.
“Adawso is known as a market hub that contributes over 90% to the Akuapem North Assembly’s Internal Generated Fund but we are being treated as if we are aliens,” she stated.
She thus gave the government a one-month ultimatum to come to their aid by way of fixing the deplorable roads, and constructing a befitting marketplace for the area to avert any wrath from the people of Adawso.
The Adawso Abontendomhemaa who was speaking to Kingdom FM’s KONTIHEN after her protest expressed that the area also deserves their fair share of the national cake.
By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.
Source// Obohnewsonline.com.
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