Member of Parliament for Ashaiman, Ernest Henry Norgbey, has stated he will assist an impending protest by way of residents and motorists in his const
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Member of Parliament for Ashaiman, Ernest Henry Norgbey, has stated he will assist an impending protest by way of residents and motorists in his constituency over the deplorable roads in the municipality.
According to the MP, parts of predominant roads in the municipality have been left in a deplorable kingdom for far too long; making lifestyles insufferable for residents who have to grapple with the extreme site visitors congestion on a each day basis.
The MP made the remark when he joined some residents of Ashaiman to fill potholes on foremost roads in the municipality.
The onset of rains is stated to have further worsened the kingdom of roads in the Ashaiman municipality.
Some residents and motorists say they are compelled to endure the difficult consequences of unbearable site visitors congestion and everyday high priced repairs on their vehicles, which in flip is affecting their livelihoods.
The residents referred to roads such as the Jericho to Lebanon Police Junction Road, the Central Business District to Zenu Road, and the Newtown Junction to Afariwaa street as some of the most deplorable roads in the municipality.
It will be recalled that commercial drivers staged a most important protest in 2013 over the deplorable kingdom of roads in Ashaiman, the place personnel manning the toll booth on the Accra Tema motorway were avoided from collecting monies.
Some industrial drivers who spoke to Citi News have as a result threatened to stage a similar protest if the authorities fail to restoration the roads in Ashaiman.
“As I speak with you, we drivers in Ashaiman are planning amongst ourselves to stage a massive demonstration similar to what we did in 2013. If the government cannot repair the street after our many appeals, then we will talk the language they quality understand”, stated a driver.
Apart from drivers, groups and keep owners are also having their truthful share of the results of the deplorable roads inside the municipality. Some store proprietors who spoke to Citi News say aside from the impact of the roads on their businesses, pregnant women are additionally dropping their pregnancies on a each day basis.
“Recently, a girl who was once going to the health facility lost her pregnancy because the driver was said to have landed in a pothole. She started bleeding until she finally misplaced her pregnancy,” a female revealed.
The Chairman of the Ashaiman Wood Dealers Association, Anthony Asare Partey, additionally noted; “the deplorable country of roads in the municipality has led to the excessive fee of transport fares which is making it challenging for our clients to come here and buy”
Meanwhile, executives of personal transport operators in Ashaiman say there is growing anger amongst drivers over the deplorable nation of roads, and have accordingly issued a one-month ultimatum to the authorities to fix the roads or chance a repeat of the previous Ashaiman drivers’ demonstration.
The spokesman for the Ashaiman Municipal Private Transport Operators Coordination Council, AMPTOCC, Samuel Amoah, who spoke to Citi News said, “drivers are no longer completely satisfied with the kingdom of roads they ply on. Drivers in Ashaiman desired to demonstrate, however we had to calm them down. So we are giving the authorities a one-month ultimatum to fix all roads in Ashaiman. Should the authorities fail, we would be left with no option than to hit the street with a large demo.”
In his own small way, the MP for Ashaiman, Ernest Henry Norgbey, as an period in-between measure, ordered six trips of laterite to fill potholes within the municipality.
Speaking to Citi News, the MP complained about the overlook with the aid of the Urban Roads Department and the Municipal Assembly in phrases of protection of roads in Ashaiman. He said he will welcome any protest by means of his ingredients over the issue.
“Significant portions of avenue network in Ashaiman are in a very deplorable state. The rains have worsened the case. As such, calls kept coming, so I decided to arrange some laterite to fill some potholes as an interim measure, he said.
The MP delivered that; “as we speak, there is heightened apprehension amongst motorists and residents over the deplorable kingdom of roads in Ashaiman for which reason I hear they are planning to stage a protest. Let me nation right here and now that I will in my opinion welcome any such protest and would lead in its organisation.”
When contacted, the MCE of Ashaiman, Albert Boakye Okyere in a phone interview mentioned the challenges and guaranteed that the Assembly will do the little it could inside its budget to parts of the awful roads to ensure free waft of traffic.
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