Nana Asare Bediako, chief of Akrofuom, and the residents have commended the government following the presentation of District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP) equipment to improve their road networks.
Nana Ahenemahene, on behalf of Nana Bediako, at the inaugural ceremony at the forecourt of the Assembly, commended the government for implementing the District Roads Improvement Programme (DRIP).
He noted that the initiative has come at a time when the residents have been complaining about the poor nature of their roads, resulting in post-harvest losses for farmers and affecting businesses.
Nana Ahenemahene said the assembly of such equipment is unprecedented and commended the president for such a bold initiative.
According to him, the initiative is the first of its kind in the country and he assured that the traditional authorities in the district would liaise with the Assembly and the committee in charge of supervising the operations of the equipment to ensure that they are well maintained and used for the intended purpose.
The Akrofuom district had six pieces of road maintenance equipment, which include a grader, wheel loader, water bowser, tipper truck, backhoe and roller.
Mr. Maurice Jonas Wooden, the Chief Executive of the Akrofuom district, mentioned that most of the roads in the district are unmotorable and a source of worry for political leaders and residents alike.
According to him, work will begin in earnest to give a facelift to the deplorable nature of the roads in the community while contractors move to the site to work on the Akrofuom to Obuasi stretch, which has received condemnation from residents because of its poor state.
The DCE called on residents to reward the NPP government with a resounding victory in the 2024 general elections for more to be done when the mandate of the government is renewed.
Mr. Alexander Blankson, Member of Parliament for the Akrofuom constituency, said the bad nature of roads in the Akrofuom constituency has caused him sleepless nights, stressing that he spends a chunk of his Common Fund on repairing deplorable roads in the constituency.
He disclosed that his office would make sure the equipment is used for their intended purpose for the benefit of the constituency.
