Mr. Patrick Ofori, former assembly member for Yawkoko in the Eastern Region, Friday said the failure to reshape their feeder road in the area would deprive the people of their economic gains.
“Inhabitants in all five communities forming the Yawkoko cluster of villages, predominantly farmers, can’t sell their food crops at the marketing centres, because of the bad road linking the communities to the main Nsawam – Suhum highway”, he said.
He was speaking at a meeting of the people to discuss the bad nature of their road, and their welfare, among other development issues at Yawkoko.
The ex-assembly member said previous appeals made to the Department of Feeder Roads and the Ayensuano District Assembly has “hit the rock” and therefore the need to reiterate the call to the authorities to rehabilitate their roads.
According to him, the old Accra – Suhum road through Yawkoko had become a death trap and the most dangerous road, and that, drivers plying the route have threatened to withdraw their services, if nothing was done about the road.
Mr. Ofori, who is also the chairman of the School Management Committee (SMC) of the Yawkoko Presbyterian School, said if nothing is done about the road, assorted food crops could go waste and render the people poor.
Mr. Ofori therefore, made a passionate appeal to the assembly and the Department of Feeder Roads to endeavor to reshape the Yawkoko feeder road.
Source: ghanaweb
