Residents of Zenu, New York, and Atadeka, all Ashaiman suburbs in the Greater Accra region, are protesting the poor state of their roadways.
Frustrated citizens have shut down the roadways, stranding cars and commuters. They are calling for the immediate repair and reconstruction of all community roadways.
According to some demonstrators, all complaints and appeals to have the roads fixed have failed, and they must resort to protesting in order to be heard.
The demonstration is being organised by the Concerned Citizens of Ashaiman.
Freeman Tsekpo, Assemblyman for the Nii Komieteh Electoral Area, had told Citi News that the Regional Minister had pledged to fix the roads but had failed to deliver on multiple occasions.
“The assembly members went into negotiations with the Regional Minister, and he promised us that he was going to facilitate the construction of sixteen kilometres of roads in Ashaiman, but this has not happened,” Tsekpo stated.
He stated, “After that, the chief of Ashaiman, the Ashaiman MP, the Ashaiman NDC chairman, and some other people attempted to demonstrate and that again ended up in the office of the Regional Minister and another promise was made to fix Ashaiman roads, but that has not been done.”
