The Akufo-Addo government in its first term tagged 2020 as the “Year of Roads” where it promised to embark on an aggressive road development.
But residents of Chantan Six to Six Housing Down near Anajoyede in the Ga Central Municipality in the Greater Accra Region have been abandoned to the extent that there is no access road network in the community.
Residents said they have been totally cut off because the municipality has failed to construct proper drainage system in the area as access roads have been abandoned for many years.
Speaking to the Republic Press, the Assemblyman for the area, Mr. Charles Oteng said the Anajoyede area is between the Anyaa-Sowutuom and the Trobu Constituencies.
Mr. Oteng said the area is also between Nii Akraman and Nii Okineman electoral areas.
“When I was elected Assembly member for the Nii Okineman electoral area, I teamed up with my colleague from Nii Akraman to organised a clean-up exercise where the then, Deputy Regional Minister for Greater Accra, Mrs. Elizabeth Sackey was in invited and all the problems were made known to her.” He stated,
The Assemblyman said, after the meeting of the two, official letters was written to Hon. Moses Anim, Member of Parliament for Trobu Constituency and the then Municipal Chief Executive for Ga Central Assembly, Dr. Emmanuel Lamptey, but to no avail.
He said even though the problems have been made known to them, none of the two politicians acted on the matter simply because it wasn’t part of their medium-term plans.
“But I believe that the two assemblies are considering the motion now because the situation on the ground is worrisome,” he stated.
He advised residents to stop dumping rubbish into the gutters and cautioned them to be extra careful when it rains because the flood waters are dangerous.
A resident, Mrs Franklin Nortey told the paper that because there are no access roads to the place, residents who have vehicles have to park two kilometres away and always report of battery theft, side mirrors removals.
‘Myself and Mr. Perseverance Kofi Ahadzi have turned ourselves into contractors using holes, shovels, wheel narrows and cutlasses to construct pathways for the flood waters.” Mr. E. K. Ahadzi, an opinion leader said
Mr Ahadzi, therefore, called on all residents to join hands to maintain the broken bridge that connects the two constituencies in the area.
