{"id":246670,"date":"2016-09-08T12:00:05","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T12:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=246670"},"modified":"2016-09-08T12:00:05","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T12:00:05","slug":"salaga-yeji-cry-to-mahama-over-absence-of-ferry-for-commute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/09\/salaga-yeji-cry-to-mahama-over-absence-of-ferry-for-commute\/","title":{"rendered":"Salaga, Yeji residents cry over absence of ferry"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ghana Cargo Association at Salaga and Yeji has called on President John Dramani Mahama for a new ferry on the Volta lake.<\/p>\n

The ferry on the lake broke down in 2015, almost 12 months ago, and\u00a0cargo and cars are unable to cross the lake from the Manknagu end in the Northern Region to Yeji for commute to Kumasi in the Ashanti region.<\/p>\n

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The two associations at Salaga and Yeji have complained that the repair work on the old ferry has taken too long and thus\u00a0affecting their operations negatively.<\/p>\n

They have also complained about the long commute to transport\u00a0goods in Salaga to Kumasi as they now have to go back to Tamale through Techiman to Kumasi which normally takes between two to three days.<\/p>\n

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Abdul Rahman Haruna, the Secretary for the Ghana Cargo Association, Salaga branch told Citi News that.\u00a0“now that the ferry is not working, the assembly is losing revenue, farmers are complaining because their farm produce are getting rotten on the road because trucks no longer pass through Yeji which is a one day journey, drivers also complain about fuel cost, wear and tear of their vehicles. We are therefore appealing to the president to listen to us and come to our aid.”<\/p>\n

“We were told that the ferry at Akrade near Senchi was to be brought here to assist the old one and that it was going to be dismantled because it could not pass under the Adomi bridge and will be reassembled at Akosombo but till date we haven’t heard anything about it again. The over forty year old ferry is being rehabilitated and for almost a year now it’s not working.”<\/p>\n

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Some motorists also complained that the situation is taking a toll on their finances adding that they have to maintain their vehicles two or three times before returning to the area.<\/p>\n

One Alhaji Abubakari Sadick told Citi News: “Every car pays GHc 160 for just a trip on the ferry. The ferry normally takes nine to 10 vehicles and every vehicle pays that amount. Imagine what we go through , our finances are affected. The ferry is making so much money almost six thousand a day and they could not repair it for a year now.”<\/p>\n

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Passengers and the two cargo unions are appealing to President John Dramani Mahama to as a matter of urgency fulfill his earlier promise to bring one of the ferries at Akrade near Senchi to Yeji.<\/p>\n

” We are appealing to his Excellency the president to kindly come to our aid so that our farmers will enjoy their labour… we are tired of using to boat, we pay so much and our lives are in danger. We are not protected, the president should listen to us and bring the ferry he promised us.”<\/p>\n

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Mohammed Aminu M. Alabira\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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