By Prince Nornorme, GNA
Golokuati (V/R), Nov. 14, GNA -Assembly Member for Leklebi, Mr Joseph Kofi Gakpo, has called on the Minister for Roads and Highways to terminate the contract for the construction of the Logba Vuinta to Ve Koloenu road and re-award it to a serious contractor.
He said residents of Afadzato South had suffered for too long over the deplorable state of the road, despite repeated appeals to the authorities.
“If you know the suffering this guy put us in my Afadzato South District Assembly. He has no respect for us. They were careless how long and louder we cried,” Mr Gakpo said.
“From Logba Vuinta to Ve Koloenu is like a jungle. Anytime I move from Leklebi to the District Assembly for a meeting, I return like I am from a mining pit. The pain in traveling on that road is severe.”
He said the people had endured a lot of disappointment over the road construction since 2016.
“We have had a lot of disappointment on this road construction since 2016. We thought this road will be completed in 2020 but same story. Now, we have serious government doing wonders, we can’t allow this slow pace of work,” he said.
Mr Gakpo therefore urged the sector minister to “terminate the contract and re-award to a serious contractor.”
Meanwhile, the Minister for Roads and Highways, Mr Kwame Governs Agbodza, has angrily confronted the Chinese contractors of Greenhouse Development over what he described as shoddy work on the Eastern Corridor Road.
The contractors were left sweating as the Minister expressed dissatisfaction with the quality and pace of work during an inspection of the project.
“You’ve done the poorest work on the Eastern Corridor Road. You have no extensions, and you’ll be charged if you fail to deliver,” Mr Agbodza told the contractors.
The Minister warned that the government would not tolerate poor workmanship and delays on road projects, stressing that contractors who fail to deliver on schedule and to specification would face sanctions.
GNA
Edited by: Maxwell Awumah/Kenneth Odeng Adade