Accra (Greater Accra) 14 July '99
A Member of Parliament on Tuesday commended the government for constructing two bridges in the Ahanta West constituency and called for the immediate rehabilitation of the 27-kilometre Takoradi-Agona Nkwanta road.
The bridges are over rivers Whin and Butre at Apremdo and Ewusiejoe, respectively.
The Reverend Samuel K. Kwofie, NPP-Ahanta West, again commended the government for rehabilitating the Agona Nkwanta to Busua road.
He noted, however, that though the Agona Nkwanta - Takoradi road, which has become impassable, has been awarded on contract, work is scheduled to begin after the rains.
The road has deteriorated to an extent that it takes more than an hour to make the 27-kilometre journey, Rev Kwofie said.
"Accidents do occur on this road almost every day yet the routine maintenance work is not adequately done".
The MP appealed to the Ministry of Roads and Transport to take immediate steps to repair bad portions of the road since, major rehabilitation work cannot begin until after the rains.
Rev Kwofie noted that the reconstruction of the road would also affect certain buildings, including the Post office, at Apowa, which is at the roofing stage.
He, therefore, appealed to the government to expedite action on the payment of compensation to house owners and the Apowa community to build a new post office.
The member noted that the Agona Nkwanta - Busua road constructed recently might not last for five years due to poor construction.
He, therefore, called for strict supervision and the monitoring of contracts to justify the huge investment made and donor funding.
"The practice whereby contracts are awarded to inexperienced and unprofessional contractors only to be terminated should be discouraged", he added.
Papa Owusu-Ankoma, NPP-Sekondi said that the Agona Nkwanta - Takoradi road links Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire and should be accorded the needed priority.
He appealed to the sector ministry to construct a bridge to link Busua and Dixcove to make the two towns easily accessible to tourists.
The MP advised citizens of Busua and Dixcove to stop harassing tourists in the town.
