People of Sene complain over poor state of Atebubu-Kwame Danso-Kajeji road


The inhabitants of Sene East and West Districts, together with traders who ply the Atebubu-Kwame Danso-Kajeji road have raised concerns about its deplorable nature. 

They say the current state of the road does not auger well for economic growth in the area while endangering lives. 

They are consequently appealing to the government to as a matter of urgency take action to fix the road.  

Atebubu, Baantama, Kwame Danso, Kyeamekrom, Leemu, Nyankwantre, Premuasi and Kajeji are neighboring communities in Sene East and West are noted for crop cultivation and other occupations such as fishing and trading. 

Kajeji, the Sene East District capital is a major commercial centre that attracts patrons from all over the Country to do brisk buying and selling. 

One thing that remains a major challenge however, is the deplorable nature of the highway linking Atebubu-Amanten and the two Sene Districts. 

During his tenure in Office, the Late President Mills promised to construct the road in two phases and so a sod-cutting ceremony was held for the commencement of the construction. 

Reports say, the contractor started work from Atebubu to the boundary that separates Atebubu from the Sene area. 

The contractor after working for some time, abandoned the project stalling work on that stretch till date.  

To the people there, reasons for the delay in execution of the project remains a mystery for it beats their imagination. 

Investigations by Radio Ghana, revealed that the issue remains a sore point for the locals, dominating discourse such that out of a sample of ten conversations between groups, seven will be about challenges posed by the deplorable nature of the road. 

The main pain of the people however, is that since the inception of the fourth republic in 1992, the two Parliamentary seats, Sene East and West have remained safe seats for the NDC and yet no government has found it prudent  to construct the road to show gratitude.   

Yaw Paul is a resident farmer in Kwame Danso, he tells radio Ghana the ordeal they go through when it rains. 

He said getting a vehicle for errands in the area is a headache. He touched on the health implications it poses to the residents in the area.

Afia Nyamekye is a trader who plies the route often from Kajeji through Kwame Danso to Atebubu and Prang in the Pru West District of the region. 

According to her the bad nature of the road, has led to so many traders on board vehicles loosing valuables to armed robbers often when their cars breakdown. 

Kwesi Ameyaw is a Kwame Danso based Businessman, he tells radio Ghana that he has been plying the route for over a decade and the predicament of commuters on that stretch is disheartening.

Radio Ghana also chanced upon some traders who were heading for Kajeji from Kumasi and Manso to do some business. 

Their Vehicles were stuck in the mud on the road because it had rained torrentially. 

They added their voices to calls to the authorities to address the challenge to give them some respite.
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From the look of things, residents, traders and other users of the Atebubu-Kwame Danso-Kajeji road may have to endure the torture the nature of the road presents until duty bearers heed to their plea.

Radio Ghana’s Freda Abban report.


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