Kpone-Dawhenya residents protest over bad roads

Concerned residents of Kpone have taken to the streets to protest the deplorable state of their roads, which have been left neglected for years. The demonstration, which includes residents from Community 25, Prampram, Dawhenya, Devtraco, and surrounding areas, highlights the growing dissatisfaction over the abandoned roads that are severely impacting their lives and businesses.

The construction of the 17-kilometre Kpone-Dawhenya road has been stalled with no signs of contractors returning to the site. Frustration among the residents has reached a tipping point as the poor condition of the road continues to affect their businesses, health, and overall well-being.

In an interview with reporters, Frana Abay-Wuni, the lead organiser of the demonstration, called on the Minister for Roads and Highways to provide a clear explanation for the cessation of construction work.

“The demonstration came about because four years ago, the president cut a sod here to commence the road. We were told that it was 17 kilometres. Thus, from the Kpone roundabout all the way to the stretch of Central University and beyond.

“But four years after we realized that the job had come to a halt. The contractors are not any more on-site. They come from time to time and do like patching and that’s it. We are not getting any information from them and we are really suffering. Our lives are in danger because we spend so much time sitting in traffic to and through.”

“I wish you could experience it here where you can sit in traffic if you are lucky about three hours just to get out and another three hours to come. Children are, I mean, they are sleeping in the vehicle to go to school. They are sleeping in class and so on. And unfortunately, one of the former MPs who lives in the community 25 here, passed on because they were trying to rush her to the hospital and there was no way they could go through the traffic. And some of these things have been our frustration.”