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Lake Bosomtwe communities worried about deplorable roads
Abono-Ashanti, June 15, Ghanadot/GNA - The chiefs and people
from communities on the banks of Lake Bosomtwe have
expressed concern about the deplorable roads in the area.
They pointed out that although the Lake was a major tourist
attraction and a major source of revenue for Bosomtwe
District Assembly, the poor road network had made it
unattractive to tourists.
In addition, most drivers have refused to ply the roads
compelling people to walk several kilometres before boarding
vehicles to transport their foodstuffs to Kumasi and other
marketing centres.
The people expressed the sentiments during a tour of the
area by Mr James Fosu, Bosomtwe District Chief Executive.
Some of the communities visited were Anyinatiase, Abaase,
Abrodwum, Asuoho- Adwafo, Pipie, Nkowi, Obbo and Abono.
At Pipie, the people refused to meet Mr Fosu and his
entourage and protested against the tour alleging that the
assembly, past and present governments had abandoned
communities around the Lake.
They said “We are also Ghanaians who pay taxes and should
benefit from the national cake.”
Mr Fosu assured the people that development projects in the
district would be shared fairly and appealed to them to pay
their taxes regularly to help generate funds to complement
the assembly’s share of the Common Fund.
Nana Kwame Antwi, Chief of Abono, appealed to the assembly
to improve the infrastructure and facilities for the
development of education in the district since that was the
best legacy that it could bequeath to the youth, the
nation’s future leaders.
GNA
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