By Samuel Ofori Boateng
Atwima (Ash), Oct. 28, GNA – The chiefs and people of the Atwima traditional area in the Ashanti region have staged a massive protest against Asabea Constructions Ltd, the contractor working on a major road connecting communities in the area.
The chiefs and people residing along the road from the Kwadaso Municipality, connecting the Atwima Kwanwoma district, expressed their dissatisfaction with the deplorable state of the road, which had been plagued by potholes because of the poor construction work.
Nana Tieku Owusu Ansah II, the Head of Linguists of the Atwimahene, addressing the media after the demonstration, called on the government to replace the contractor.
“Asabea constructions has been on the road for eight years now, and there’s no progress in the construction work. The few kilometers he constructed have all been washed away, leaving the road in a very deplorable state,” he stated.
The chiefs also expressed frustration with the contractor’s consistent disregard for traditional authorities in the area.
“In our attempt to get a briefing on the road, we called the contractor, but he failed on several occasions to show up,” Nana Owusu Ansah added.
Other chiefs, who joined the demonstration were the Atwima Nifahene Nana Afriyie Taki III, Denkyemuoso Chief, Nana Wiredu Akrokropanin, and Atwima Akwamuhene, echoed calls for the replacement of the contractor.
They argued that the contractor had clearly shown that he was not fit to work in the area and urged the government to deploy a more competent contractor to fix the road.
GNA
Edited by Kwabia Owusu-Mensah/ Christabel Addo