President to cut sod for reconstruction of deplorable Nkroful road

Nkroful (W/R), June 28, GNA - Residents in the Ellembelle District would soon heave a sigh of relief when President Akufo Addo cuts the sod for the reconstruction of the eight-kilometre Esiama-Nkroful-Teleku Bokazo road in July.

The move is to rehabilitate the deplorable nature of the roads which was having a toll on the movement of goods and services and crippling the local economy.

The District Chief Executive of Ellembelle Mr. Kwasi Bonzo disclosed this to newsmen at Ambainu in the Western Region.

Mr Bonzo disclosed that the family of the first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and other users of the road have on many occasions pleaded for some elevation of the stretch, considering that the area attracts tourists. 

The DCE said 'the erstwhile NDC government responded to the calls but could only attempt uncompleted works on the drainage system. But the contractor after the 2016 general elections left the site for unknown reasons."

Speaking to the local media at Ambainu, Mr Bonzo revealed that his administration has secured funding for the stretch from the Ghana National Petroleum Cooperation (GNPC) and the Ghana National Gas Company.

The DCE disclosed that the Mahama-led-government started partial reconstruction of the stretch and didn't pay a penny to the Chinese contractor before exiting power.

He said the project which will be in three phases, will extend from Teleku-Bokazo to Aiyinasi estimated within the coverage of 28-kilometers.

Mr. Bonzo recalled that before this promise, there have been several promises by this NPP government to reconstruct the stretch but this time around the DCE is optimistic about his current promise.

"We are not going to do partial reconstruction as the NDC government started but we are going to do asphalt and we are doing it to glorify Dr. Kwame Nkrumah", he said

He said the project is going to create direct and indirect jobs for the youth of the area.

The DCE, therefore, seized the opportunity to call on the good people of Ellembelle and Nzema as a whole to rally behind President Akufo-Addo to develop the area.

GNA

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