Ga South MCE inspects 1st phase of road project
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Ga South, Mr Jerry Akwei Thompson, has inspected work on the first phase of a new road being constructed for residents of Aplaku in the Greater Accra Region.
The construction, which commenced in January, this year, and would be completed in April, stretches from the Block Factory area to Aplaku. The second phase of the project would be from New Aplaku to Kokrobite, also in the Greater Accra Region.
The total cost of the project is GH¢1.6 million and the length of the road is 1.4 kilometres.
Funding
Speaking on the source of funding for the project, Mr Thompson said his outfit found it difficult mobilising funds for the project. He attributed the occurrence to the attitude of Ghanaians who always looked up to foreign aid to help relieve their plight, and said that was not the right approach to development.
He explained that Ghanaians could help the state to undertake projects by paying their rates and taxes promptly.
The MCE observed that residents in the vicinity had the habit of not paying their basic rates, yet they vehemently complained that roads in the area were in a deplorable state.
‘‘Now that the assembly has played its part by constructing the roads, residents would be forced to pay their rates,’’ he said.
He indicated that his outfit would force persons who failed to pay their rates to do so, adding that the initiative would serve as a deterrent to others and drum home the fact that the assembly needed funding to facilitate its operations.
Road maintenance
The MCE explained that his outfit would be taking entrenched measures to sensitise drivers who would be plying the new road to the best ways of maintaining the road.
He said the washing of vehicles on roads led to the deterioration of the roads, and cautioned drivers to abstain from such a practice.
Furthermore, he said the assembly would ensure that drivers did not park their vehicles on the shoulders of the road, to help prevent road accidents.
Challenges
The contractor, Mr Jonathan Laryea, said his outfit had encountered numerous constraints to their work, including the unco-operative attitude of motorists.
