Hamile residents demonstrate over bad roads [Photos]   

Residents of Hamile in the Lambusie Karni District of the Upper West Region have threatened to block a critical route that connects Burkina Faso to Ghana.

The Hamile town road is said link travelers from Accra, Takoradi and Tema to neighbouring countries like Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso.

However, the road has been in a very deplorable state for the past decade and nothing has been done to fix it.

As part of calls for a better road network, residents on Tuesday embarked on a demonstration after three articulator trucks broke down and blocked the road, leaving no route for other drivers.

According to them, this is not the first incident.

About five trucks have broken down in the last three days and are stuck in the mud hampering all commercial activities on that road.

Speaking to Citi News, the Assembly man for the area, Abdul Fatawu Issauku, said it is unfortunate that this major route is affected by huge potholes and mud especially when it rains yet authorities have paid deaf http://ed-trio.com/buy-levitra-online ears to it.

“We have complained about this road for years. Every four years the politicians come and promise us but after they leave, we do not hear from them again” he said “Just recently, the Minister for Roads and Highways, Hon. Hamidu Sulemana was here to access it but we never heard from him again. As for our MP, he has not even come here to see how we are coping with the situation.”

Mr Issauku cautioned that the people of the area will have to close the road in the coming days if authorities do not come to their aid.

“I honestly think it will be safer for us to close the road to save lives and properties. When you get to the Burkina Faso boarder, you’ll realise that their road is tarred but it’s very unfortunate to see that our side of the road is in a very worse state. How does that portray us as a nation?” Mr Issauku lamented.

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By: Farida Shaibu/citifmonline.com/Ghana