The Bongo District Assembly in the Upper East Region, is embarking on massive road construction and rehabilitation of access routes within the Bongo township and other communities to facilitate the transportation of goods and services, boost economic activities and also open up the district to the rest of the region.
The roads include the Bongo Central Market-Tingre-Atampiisi stretch, the filling station-Valley View old Fire Service road and the Apiogea-Abagre stretch of road.
District Chief Executive, Peter Ayinbisa who doubles as the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate for Bongo in the upcoming December polls, said in an interview after inspecting progress of work on the roads that the 11 kilometer project costs Ghc50,000.
He noted that the roads network which had been left to deteriorate over the years, leaving it in a deplorable state; after the intervention will bring relief to residents and other road users in the area.
“If you know Bongo town very well, Bongo has only one road the other communities are not accessible. So we are trying to create a link roads, we are trying to create access roads so that the various communities will be able to maneuver into the town so we opting to do the township roads, And we are speeding roughly Ghc50,000 to do this construction.”
Mr. Ayinbisa however indicated that the Central Market Tingre road had a few setbacks; and called on owners of market stores and private properties which stood in the way to cooperate with the assembly to ensure the roads are constructed within the stipulated period.
“I wish to appeal to all those who are on the road to kindly move away from the road and give us the chance to be able to construct very befitting roads for our people. I want to also commend the people who agreed and voluntarily left the place. Some people have left their farm lands and that is what we have use to do this roads.”
He continued that “It was difficult but people agreed that we can use their farmlands, they are going to lose some amount of foodstuff. That notwithstanding they appreciate and know the importance of roads, so I want to commend those people for accepting that we should use part of their farmlands for the construction of the roads.” He said.
Source: A1Radioonline.com|101.1MHZ|David Azure/Ghana
