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Government releases 21 billion cedis for Nyakrom/Otsenkorang
road
Agona Swedru, July
15, Ghanadot/GNA - The Government has voted 2.1 million
Ghana Cedis (21 billion cedis) for the tarring of the
16-kilometre Agona Nyakrom/Otsenkorang/Bosompa road to
facilitate evacuation of cocoa and food crops in the area.
Mr Samuel Kweku Obodai, Chairman of Parliamentary Select
Committee on Road Transport, Harbour and Railways announced
this when addressing members of the Agona West Constituency
branch of New Patriotic Party (NPP) at Agona Swedru at the
weekend.
Mr Obodai who is also the Member of Parliament for Agona
West said the road had been awarded on contract and work
would soon begin on the project expected to complete by the
end of the year.
He said rehabilitation of the road would bring to an end
post harvest losses of the foodstuffs and vegetables that
could not reach marketing centres due to the deplorable
nature of the road.
Mr Obodai said rehabilitation of town roads at Agona Swedru,
Agona Nyakrom Zongo, Upper Bobikuma, Agona Abodom and Agona
Asafo at the cost of about 4.5 million Ghana cedis (45
billion cedis) had already begun.
He assured the party members that streets lights in the
constituency would be rehabilitated from his share of the
Common fund.
Mr Obodai expressed concern about the delay in the
construction of a library complex at Agona Swedru because of
the inability of the chiefs to release land for the project,
adding "This would force me to send the project to any of
the communities in the constituency."
He urged residents of Agona Swedru to take advantage of the
Social Investment Fund (SIF) to improve their living
standards.
Mr Ofori Amanfo, Assemblyman for Yaabem Electoral Area of
Agona Swedru appealed to the Police to extend day and night
patrols to the area to curb activities of criminals.
He called on the Agona District Assembly and the MP to help
rehabilitate some of the deplorable roads in the community
to ensure easy movement of passengers, goods and services.
GNA
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