Editorial
Koforidua town roads must come back to life
I am writing to commend the Member of Parliament (MP) for New Juaben South, Mr. Michael Okyere Baafi, on plans to fix deplorable roads in Koforidua and its environs.
The MP issued a statement on May 23, 2023, indicating that efforts are being made to repair all town roads, including ancillary, auxiliary, and tributary roads in New Juaben South.
According to him, contractors would initiate and complete the necessary work on about 80 per cent of roads in Koforidua. The statement was made in response to a threat of demonstration by a group known as Koforidua Development Advocates (KDA), scheduled for June 8, 2023.
The group is unhappy with the deteriorating roads in the New Juaben South and North Municipalities. As we look forward to the construction, I believe, steps taken by the MP and other stakeholders so far would give residents some relief, knowing that the bad roads would be fixed as soon as possible.
By George Kwame Obeng,
Koforidua-Efiduase.
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
