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Omanhene of Nsein rallies chiefs to protest against bad T’di, Agona Nkwanta highway
The Omanhene of Nsein Traditional Area, Awulae Agyefi Kwame II, has lamented over the deterioration of the Takoradi-Agona Nkwanta highway and appealed to groups in the Western Region ‘to speak out’ on the matter.
Awulae Kwame raised these concerns when he addressed a news conference on Sunday, at his Onzayeye farms in the Nzema East municipality, on the state of roads infrastructure, cabinet appointments and the performance of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government in the Western Region.
He said “The Western Region has the minerals, the rubber and even oil and gas. Let’s tell them enough is enough.”
Awulae Kwame expressed worry about the state of the Takoradi- Agona Nkwanta highway and complained how recently, commuters plying that route spent about three days before reaching their destinations, due to the breakdown of two haulage trucks.
Others, he said had to detour through long and bushy routes, exposing themselves to high risks.
The Omanhene recalled that at a Regional House of Chiefs meeting the Western Regional Minister, mentioned that the road would be awarded on contract but wondered if it had not been done.
He proposed that the end-of-year meeting of the House would not be about sittings, but rather a visit to the Regional Minister to ask when the Takoradi-Agona Nkwanta road would be awarded on contract.
“I urge all our chiefs (Amanhene) to also meet; If we don’t rise up, the roads will continue to rot even more than what we see. We’ve slept for long, and we will not sleep again,” said the Omanhene.
Roads, he stated, promoted intra-trade and smooth political and administrative functions of government operations.
Awulae Kwame recalled that historically, Ghana operated with a triangular route beginning from the north through Kumasi, Obuasi, Dunkwa to Takoradi while another runs along the coast to join the Kumasi- Nsawam-Accra route.
On cabinet appointments, the Omanhene argued that the 1992 Constitution guaranteed regional balance but noted that Western Region had no minister on it.
From Clement Adzei Boye, Zaeyeye