The Member of Parliament for New Juaben South and Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Michael Kofi Okyere Baafi has caused the arrest of 5 persons for destroying portions of the newly constructed asphalt in the Eastern regional capital, Koforidua.
The five who are shop owners operating their businesses right behind the Koforidua Central Police Station used shovels and pickaxe to scrap off portions of the asphalt to allow them open and close their shops.
The asphalt overlay which was done in the area on Sunday raised the level of the road a situation which is not allowing a majority of the shop owners to get access to their shops.
The Member of Parliament whose attention was brought to it by some constituents after touring the affected area to inspect the extent of damage immediately lodged a complaint at the Central Police Station.
The Member of Parliament Michael Kofi Okyere Baafi told Citi News the Assembly will not allow such people to destroy public property to the detriment of the commuting public.
“It took us a lot of time to even convince the government to include this particular area in the ongoing asphalting of the Municipality roads, and we just finished this project last three days and the people who are here are not supposed to be here and instead of them to talk to the site supervisor to create openings for them, they decided to take the law into their own hands and took a pickaxe to create a space for them so that they can open and close their containers.
Michael Okyere Baafi further indicated that the police will come after individuals or groups of persons who would want to sabotage developmental projects in the municipality.
“I went to lodge a complaint to the police and I want the police to reprimand them, and we have been able to pick up about five business owners.”
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