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Chiefs, people of Sissala District demonstrate over neglect of European Feeder road projects

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Chiefs and people from the Sissala West, East and Wa East districts of the Upper West region have demonstrated over what they say is the neglect of the districts in the European Union Funded Feeder Road project in the region.

The demonstrators marched through the principal street of Tumu township amidst the burning of tyres to demand an explanation as to why the three Sissala Districts considered to be the food basket of the region were not captured in the project.

Cross-section of protestors

Addressing the protestors, Pulima Kuoro Osman Deiwia Nuukpa said, “Considering the aim of the project, one would have thought that it would be fair to consider areas that are into massive agricultural production in the region, for instance, the Sissala enclave that serve as a major food basket in the region and Ghana at large.”

He raised red flag against the chairman of the committee in charge of selecting the qualified districts for the projects, Dr. Nurah Gyiele and Minister of Roads and High Ways Kwasi Amoako-Atta.

He said, the Sissala West was adjudged the beat quality maize producer in 2019 at the National Farmers Day celebration in the country as well as the second-highest producer of maize with Sissala East in addition yet in spite of all these contributions being made by the two districts in ensuring food security in the country, surprisingly their road network is the worst in the region and if possible in the country.

Kyoto Osman Deiwia Nuukpa further indicated that the Sissala area was neglected on the government year of roads project declared in 2019.

He called on stakeholders of the project to immediately consider the Sissala districts in this all-important road initiative.

Government of Ghana received a grant of €35 million from the European Union for the rehabilitation and maintenance of 670 km of feeder and farm access roads in the region.

The financial support is aimed at improving inter-connectivity between areas of production and marketplaces.

However, the three Districts including Sissala East, Sissala West and Wa East were not captured in the project.

Source: A1Radioonline.com|101.1MHZ|Dennis Bebane|Ghana

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