For many people, government’s declaration of year of roads may mean one of those empty rhetoric to get the public excited, especially because of their experiences with poor road network in their localities. But for people who have evidence of road construction in their areas, that declaration means a lot to them.
Such is the people living in and around Dome through Kwabenya to Kitase where work is progressing on the Dome-Kitase road. The Dome-Kitase Road has been at the heart of residents around Dome-Kwabenya and others who ply the Accra Koforidua route for the simple reason that it offers a shorter link from Dome-Atomic Down to the Akuapem enclave, thereby cutting off the traffic at Haatso-Madina and Adentan.
It was therefore not surprising the jubilation that greeted the sod-cutting by the president, Nana Akufo-Addo on July 29, 2022. The GHC 195million road Project, expected to be completed within 24 months is being executed by Messrs. First Sky Construction Limited, a road construction company in the country.
Work scope include 16.3km single carriageway with asphaltic concrete surfacing; a 2.85km dual carriageway, a one-kilometre two-lane single carriageway for Ashesi University, the provision of 1.45km three-lane single carriageway with auxiliary lanes for drop off/pick up on both sides, and a 1.9km two-lane carriageway link.
Some residents expressed their delight about the project and hope it would not be a one-day wonder like previous ones, instead this time the contractor would stay until the completion of the road.
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“We are a deliberative chamber but as we assert ourselves and make ourselves heard, our superiors, being Head of States and Governments’ would see the seriousness in our effort; and they say the voice of the people is the voice of God and the voice of God manifest in the people”.
The meeting on direct elections, they have cut down on activities also, some of the things like procurement of vehicles they do not need additional vehicles for next year, “we do not have to do structure works like we did last year, we had money in the budget for last year. We have made those adjustments to accommodate our programme apart from Nigeria, Liberia and Serra Leone, we have Parliamentary elections in Benin, Togo Guinea Bissau so there are six elections next year; three in presidential and three parliamentary”.
He said he was proud to announce that all the repair works in the various basic schools and the ones at Attafuah SHS had been borne by him. Hon. Akwasi Acquah said he couldn’t bear watching the school kids being put together in a crowded classroom blocks when covid was in its critical stage..
There was a similar intervention earlier in the year which also included free health screening exercises to help people know their health status and the necessary medical interventions provided. Mr Akwesi Acquah urged residents in the Constituency whose NHIS cards have expired for between 1-3 years to endeavour to avail themselves for the exercise.
This was during the inauguration of the newly constituted Board of Governors of Attafuah SHS today in the school. The audience couldn’t help but to cheer on the MP when he also announced that prior to the arrangements of the contracts, he found it necessary to facilitate the repair works from his own resources.
