{"id":146401,"date":"2015-08-26T06:03:19","date_gmt":"2015-08-26T06:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=146401"},"modified":"2015-08-26T12:06:11","modified_gmt":"2015-08-26T12:06:11","slug":"hamile-residents-demonstrate-over-bad-roads-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=146401","title":{"rendered":"Hamile residents demonstrate over bad roads [Photos] \u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Residents of Hamile in the Lambusie Karni\u00a0District of the Upper West Region have threatened to block a critical route that connects Burkina Faso to Ghana.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/demo-over-bad-roads-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-146412 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/demo-over-bad-roads-11.jpg\" alt=\"demo over bad roads (11)\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/demo-over-bad-roads-11.jpg 400w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/demo-over-bad-roads-11-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/demo-over-bad-roads-11-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/demo-over-bad-roads-11-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Hamile town road is said link travelers from Accra, Takoradi and Tema to neighbouring countries like Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, the road has been in a very deplorable state for the past decade and nothing has been done to fix it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/demo-over-bad-roads-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-146407 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/demo-over-bad-roads-6.jpg\" alt=\"demo over bad roads (6)\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/demo-over-bad-roads-6.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/demo-over-bad-roads-6-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/demo-over-bad-roads-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-146405 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/demo-over-bad-roads-4.jpg\" alt=\"demo over bad roads (4)\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/demo-over-bad-roads-4.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/demo-over-bad-roads-4-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to them, this is not the first incident.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">About five trucks have broken down in the last three days and are stuck in the mud hampering all commercial activities on that road.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/demo-over-bad-roads-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-146404 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/demo-over-bad-roads-3.jpg\" alt=\"demo over bad roads (3)\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/demo-over-bad-roads-3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/demo-over-bad-roads-3-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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 <a style=\"text-decoration:none; color: #333;\" href=\"http:\/\/ed-trio.com\/buy-levitra-online\">http:\/\/ed-trio.com\/buy-levitra-online<\/a> ears to it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/demo-over-bad-roads-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-146403 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/demo-over-bad-roads-2.jpg\" alt=\"demo over bad roads (2)\" width=\"533\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/demo-over-bad-roads-2.jpg 533w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/demo-over-bad-roads-2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe 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\u201d he said \u201cJust 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/demo-over-bad-roads-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-146406 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/demo-over-bad-roads-5.jpg\" alt=\"demo over bad roads (5)\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/demo-over-bad-roads-5.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/demo-over-bad-roads-5-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/demo-over-bad-roads-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-146408 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/demo-over-bad-roads-7.jpg\" alt=\"demo over bad roads (7)\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/demo-over-bad-roads-7.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/demo-over-bad-roads-7-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI 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\u2019ll realise that their road is tarred but it\u2019s very unfortunate to see that our side of the road is in a very worse state. How does that portray us as a nation?\u201d Mr Issauku lamented.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/demo-over-bad-roads-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-146402 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/demo-over-bad-roads-1.jpg\" alt=\"demo over bad roads (1)\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/demo-over-bad-roads-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/demo-over-bad-roads-1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By: Farida Shaibu\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Residents of Hamile in the Lambusie Karni\u00a0District 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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":146411,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[38,17],"class_list":["post-146401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-palaver-newspaper","tag-wassa-akropong"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=146401"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146401\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/146411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=146401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=146401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=146401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}