[ 2016-09-27 ]

3 Volta chiefs to ban political campaigns due to bad roads
Chiefs and elders of Kpenoe, Takla and Hodzo near
Ho in the Volta Region, are threatening to
barricade the roads to their communities for three
months in protest of their deplorable roads.

Political activities in the area, according to the
chiefs, would be banned during that period, until
work on the roads is completed.

Addressing the media at a press conference in
Kpenoe today [Tuesday], the Paramount Chief of
Kpenoe, Togbui Kotoku XI, said they were compelled
to resort to this action following several failed
petitions to government to help construct the
roads.

The Chiefs said the area, which serves as a major
food basket for the regional capital and the
country, has been cut off due to the bad nature of
the roads.

“We feel so isolated and can’t tell if we are
part of the Ho Municipal Assembly. Currently, the
reliable means of transport is by foot. The few
motorcycles plying the route are irregular and
unsafe with stories of crashes and breakdowns of
the motorcycles weekly. The communities, once the
food basket of Ho and Agro-based backbone for the
local economy is fast losing that relevance,” he
stated.


The paramount chiefs; Togbui Akpasu VIII, Togbui
Kotoku XII and rep of Togbui Anim of Hodzo, Kpenoe
and Takla, have given a tw-week ultimatum to carry
out the planned action.

“We are therefore praying that some work starts
on our roads in two weeks, if not, we will block
the roads and declare three months of community
labour to fix the roads” they stated.

The concerns come a month after the youth in the
area through a protest, petitioned President John
Dramani Mahama to begin work on the 17.5-kilometre
road

The chiefs have therefore warned that any
politician who comes to the area during the
embargo period, does that at his or her own risk
since tension is mounting among the youth.

The people of Kpenoe and Takla are predominantly
cassava and maize farmers, and are mostly out
growers for Caltech Cassava Processing Factory in
Hodzo.

Source - citifmonline.com

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