The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ningo-Prampram Constituency, Samuel Nettey George, was full of praise for President Akufo-Addo yesterday at a ceremony to commission the six-year-old Afienya road bridge project, which is in his constituency.
It is a 900 metres road over bridge on the Tema-Mpakadan railway line at Afienya, in the Greater Accra Region to Senchi, in the Eastern Region.
The usual politics, which normally blinds the eyes political opponents, to the good works of their rival, lost its potency this time, as the MP, representing the National Democratic Congress (NDC), openly celebrated President Akufo-Addo for completing the road project.
“I celebrate the President for continuing this 398-million-dollar project started in 2016, but seeing completion under his term,” he remarked.
COLLECTIVENESS
The MP was particularly elated for what he believed was a testament to what collectiveness as a people, and the resolve as a nation could achieve, irrespective of partisan political differences.
He described the event to commission the road as a telling one, while recalling that the project predates President Akufo-Addo.
“This project that is being commissioned here predates His Excellency the President, but this is one telling example of how governance as a continuum benefits the ordinary Ghanaian people.”
OTHER ROADS
However, the MP requested the President to look into constructing some other roads in his constituency. In particular, he mentioned the Afienya-Dawenya road, as well as the road from Tsopoli-Old Ningo, but put a spin on the issue that the constituents invite the President to stay with them after retiring, thus the need to fix that road which he would use into the constituency.
“So that when the President is coming home, he can drive smoothly and not feel the bumps that we are feeling today. Mr. President you have the nickname ‘Addo Show Boy’; show us something in Ningo-Prampram before your term is over.”
PRAMPRAM CHIEF
The President of the Prampram Traditional Council, who is the Paramount Chief of the Prampram Traditional Area, Nene Tetteh Waka III, in his address, which followed just after that of the MP, mentioned that there was currently about ten projects being undertaken by the Akufo-Addo government in Prampram. He commended the President for such projects and wished his government well.
President Akufo-Addo, while delivering his address later, appreciated the words of commendation proclaimed by the Chief with regards to ongoing projects in the constituency.
He based on that to hope that the MP for the area, Sam George, “heard you (chief) loud and clear.”
He touched on a few of road projects ongoing, including that of the Eastern Corridor, and reiterated his commitment to working to improve road infrastructure in the country.
SAM GEORGE OVER-EXCITED
Before ending his speech, the Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Attah, said Sam George, the MP, was “over-excited about the kind of work being done in the road sector of his constituency under President Akufo-Addo.”
He mentioned that the MP was aware a company was dualising the first 17 kilometres, from Tema roundabout to Ningo-Prampram constituency.
He recalled the opportunity he had to visit the project site “with him,” the MP, adding the Sam George was aware that the Afienya-Prampram road he mentioned was under construction.
“Work is going on in earnest. It is being constructed by one of the strong and key contractors in our country…and I want to assure all the people of Prampram and this area (Afienya) that under President Akufo-Addo you will continue to see what you have not seen before under roads.”
The Afienya road over bridge forms part of the main Tema-Akosombo Road currently under construction.
It was constructed as part of the new 97.7kilometre standard gauge railway line from Tema-Mpakadan, a brainchild of the first NPP government of 2001 – 2009.
President Akufo-Addo in his address acknowledged the project was approved by resolution by the 6th Parliament in 2016, as well as its credit agreement between the ministry of finance and the Eximbank of India, and the contractor, AFCONS, also from India.
