Residents of Zenu, New York, and Atadeka, suburbs in Ashaiman, Greater Accra, have staged a protest due to the deteriorating condition of their roads.
The frustrated residents have blocked the roads, causing inconvenience to drivers and commuters.
They are calling for the immediate repair and restoration of all community roads.
Protesters have expressed that previous complaints and appeals for road repairs went unanswered, leading them to resort to demonstrations to draw attention to their grievances.
The Concerned Citizens of Ashaiman group is spearheading this protest.
Freeman Tsekpo, the Assemblyman for the Nii Komieteh Electoral area, revealed that the Regional Minister had made promises to address the road issues but had failed to fulfill those commitments on multiple occasions.
Despite negotiations and efforts involving various local authorities, the residents have yet to see improvements in their road conditions.
“The assembly members went into negotiations with the Regional Minister, and he promised us that he was going to facilitate the construction of sixteen kilometres of roads in Ashaiman, but this has not happened,” Tsekpo said.
He added, “After that, the chief of Ashaiman, the Ashaiman MP, the Ashaiman NDC chairman, and some other people attempted to demonstrate and that again ended up in the office of the Regional Minister and another promise was made to fix Ashaiman roads, but that has not been done.”