Work resumes on Madina roads after protest but former MP says protest doesn’t win contracts
Residents of La-Nkwantanang Municipality of the Greater Accra Region can now heave a sigh of relief as construction works has resumed on the Ayi Mensah–Danfa-Otinibi road after protest by the residents led by their legislator Francis-Xavier Sosu on October 25, 2021.
The residents expressed their joy that works on this road which started in December 2020 have resumed.
“I am praying that whatever is going on here is not going to be a nine-day wonder,” one resident said.
“The contractor made everybody know that when the rains go down, he will come on-site, so we are very happy that the contractor is in, and he has started work,” another added.
Though residents had to make protests to draw the government’s attention to their plight, where some roads were blocked, former Madina lawmaker, Alhaji Boniface Abubakar Siddique, said the resumption of work was not a result of the protest.
“This one is not because of the demonstration. They even called the contractor to wait and come after the demonstration, but the contractor said no. He didn’t get the contract out of a demonstration.”
The former legislator also expressed his views that Mr Sosu would have saved himself the trouble by staying away from the demonstration.
“If the MP could have stopped the demonstration, it would have been better for him, but he went ahead. You don’t go on the demonstration for contract or for development.”
“I don’t think Akufo-Addo will award contracts based on demonstrations. That is not the best and this country should not be turned into a boxing ring,” the former MP added.
According to the CEO of the construction firm working on the road, Emmanuel Boadi, the rainy season had prevented his team from starting the work.
“The area is waterlogged. We can’t work in the rainy season. That is why we tried to beg them to give me up to the dry season,” he said.
By: Stella Annan | myactiveonline.com Twitter @activetvgh
