A group called the Concerned Citizens of Adjei Kojo has threatened to prevent Carlos Ahenkorah, Member of Parliament for the Tema West Constituency, from engaging in any political activity in the area during the upcoming general elections, citing authorities’ failure to repair their deplorable roads.
The group has also stated that if the government fails to meet a 14-day ultimatum to make the roads motorable, it will take to the streets.
The convener of the group, Evans McCarthy, spoke at a press conference to express their worries about the negative consequences of the impassable roads on economic activity in Adjei Kojo and neighbouring areas.
They have vowed to take to the streets if the government does not fix the roads.
“The Akufo-Addo-Bawumia government pretentiously declared the year of roads, that the MP for Tema West in connection with the Tema West Municipal assembly, came to dig an uncompleted hole, with the pretext of constructing the roads, which created this undesirable situation on some of the roads. Among the roads which were affected by their pretentious act included the Adjei Kojo Down. In view of the above, we the concerned citizens of Adjei Kojo and its environs, wish to call on President Akufo-Addo, Carlos Ahenkorah, and Tema West Municipal Assembly, as a matter of urgency, to turn their attention to fixing the road networks in Adjei Kojo Township.
“We are pleading with them not to trivialize this issue and to start work on the roads as quickly as possible. However, failure to do our request will mean that they are inviting us to hit the streets in the name of demonstrations. In order to drum home our grievances, we the concerned citizens in this community, have also resolved not to allow any politician, especially the MP for Tema West, Carlos Ahenkorah to come to Adjei Kojo and its adjoining communities for any political activity in this coming political season,” he added.
