Editorial
Bad roads still staring at us
Dear Editor,
Expectations of citizens, in line with the pronouncement of Government that year 2020/2021 as ‘Year of Roads,’ I believe is yet to be met. Every day I drive on some bad roads and wonder how motorable they could become.
While I wait patiently for the government to deliver on this promise, I am particularly concerned about the ‘Block Factory to Barrier’ stretch of the Weija road. Apart from its deteriorating state, I have noticed how the sand is gradually covering the road
The road becomes almost inaccessible when it rains and the heaps of sand cause some commercial vehicles to do dangerous maneuvers thereby putting the lives of passengers in danger.
I have sighted also some community roads around Ordorkor and Darkuman which have been left unattended to for years. I believe we can do better to make these roads user-friendly.
From Farouk Adams, Weija.
Editorial
Merits and demerits of scraping betting tax
Dear Editor,
Over the past years, a lot of concerns have been raised about the rise of sports betting companies in the country, their operations, and how it impacted negatively on the youth of the country.
I have also witnessed how some of the youth go to the extent of borrowing money from friends or use companies’ money to stake bets, which they were not guaranteed of winning.
Due to this, I was happy when the previous government introduced the betting tax, as I felt it would deter the youth from engaging in it.
However, some Ghanaians hold the view that the betting tax would help create employment.
It wasn’t surprising to see the excitement that greeted the announcement of the scrapping of the tax by the Finance Minister.
My worry now is how, as a country, the youth can be discouraged from engaging in betting.
I believe that as the betting tax has been scrapped, it is about time that the government finds ways of addressing the issue of betting among the youth as it is becoming more serious than before.
I believe that there should be a multi-stakeholder engagement between the various stakeholders to proffer solutions to address them.
Editorial
Rail crossing point at circle- Kaneshie road needs attention
Dear Editor,
I read with happiness a letter published in the previous edition about the poor state of the rail crossing stretch of the Circle-Kaneshie road.
I totally agree with the concerns raised by the writer and I wish to add my voice to the call on the authorities to quickly work on that stretch of the road.
What the writer left out was the occasional happenings when vehicles break down on the rail line. I have witnessed that before.
It is not a comfortable thing driving on it at all. It is a huge dent on the beauty the interchange was expected to bring to the area.
The traffic it creates is a major inconvenience to people who are rushing to work.
I wish to appeal to the authorities to quickly do something about that portion of the road to make it convenient for drivers. Thank you for the space.
Maxwell Amamoo,
Odorkor
