Yaw Sarpong, a modest millionaire originally from Kwahu, has fondly reminisced about a memorable family outing from years ago which has prompted remarkable decision to construct a 5km road.
Sarpong shared that during an Easter excursion with his family, they learned about the existence of a concealed cave nestled within the mountains.
Speaking to video blogger Kwahu Ambassador, Sarpong recounted how their car journey was abruptly halted, and they had to continue on foot as the road came to an end.
Their path took them through a forest, and upon arriving at their destination, Sarpong was struck by a profound conviction that this remarkable place should not remain hidden from the world simply due to the absence of a road.
“We came for Easter: my wife and our children. We were informed that there was a cave at Twenedurase and so we go and check it out. So, when we got to (sic), we had to get down and walk through a forest until we got to see the cave. The cave was so unique so much that if you decided to literally catch the darkness in there, it would be so possible.
“This cave is the kind that the Whiteman will call a tourist attraction, and according to the Kwahu people, they say during Okono’s time, that was where our ancestors used to camp. So, I started asking why something this beautiful was here but there is not proper road leading to it? The man who took us there said people had tried but it didn’t work, and that some foreigners had been around there in 1948 but couldn’t build a road.
“The man then said if we walked through the forest, we would get to another town called Akwasihuo. I told him I would try it out and when I did, I wondered what was so difficult about this that they could not build a road.
“One day, I came to church and after the service, I told the pastor, who was called Gyakye, that they should pray for me because I wanted to build the road linking Akwasihuo and Twenedurase. Whether the pastor believed me or not, he asked that the church bow their heads and they prayed for me,” he explained.
Yaw Sarpong went on to elaborate that he took a courageous step and initiated efforts to commence the construction.
He recounted that despite expressing his intention, the chief of one of the two communities that the road would link had disheartening words for him.
The chief conveyed his doubts, indicating that he didn’t believe Sarpong could undertake the road construction, especially when previous attempts by foreigners had proven unsuccessful.
“And the chief of Twenedurase was sitting there and these are his own words: he said young children of today, when we get up, after going to drinking tramadol, then we come bragging. And that the road that even the Whiteman could not do, what did I have that I was claiming that I could build it,” he added.