Members of Gwira Traditional Area in Nzema East Municipality in Western Region have organized a march to express their unhappiness of the appalling state of the local roads.
They argued that the poor state of the roads in the area, which connected the several towns, was making life difficult and unhappy for the residents.
From Gwira-Eshiem to Asuawa, Amgbrazee, Bamiango, and ultimately Gwira Aiyinasi, the protesters marched in red.
Mr. Adjei Daniel, a former member of the Bamiango Assembly, stated to reporters during the protest that the area’s development was being impeded by the state of the roads.
According to him, the situation had made it necessary for commercial drivers to extort passengers.
Nana Addae Blay V, the Tufuhene of Asuawa, dec
This demonstration is just the beginning. If the local government and businesses don’t take decisive action to maintain the road, we will organize a large-scale protest to demand our fair share of national development,” he said.
Despite the Gwira area’s significant contributions to the national GDP from its massive output of cocoa and rubber plantations, among other food and cash crops, Nana Blay V lamented the lack of development in the area.
He therefore pleaded with the government to increase development projects like good roads in the area.
According to Queen Mother of Asuawa Obahyema Favour, the condition of the roads has been connected to maternal mortality in the Gwira region.
She claimed that because of the poor condition of the roads, pregnant women found it difficult to travel to medical facilities, and as a result, many of them perished in accidents.
In addition, she called on the government to intervene in order to help solve the issue and offer the people relief.
According to Nana Djukom II, the chief of Gwira-Wiawso, his village had been without electricity for a few days. He begged the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to resolve any underlying problems so that the people could resume having power.