Traditional authorities within the Kwabre East enclave are gnashing their teeth as they say their quests for developments have hit brim level, waning their patience.
The traditional authority say their continuous mute on lack of developments in the area has really cost them hence their recent protest to drum home their plights and thirsts for amenities such as tarred roads, markets and potable water.
Speaking exclusively on Akoma FM’s current affairs and political show GhanAkoma Wednesday August 10, 2022, Chief of Mampongten, Barima Saasi Ayeboafo II told host of the show, Aduanaba Kofi Asante Ennin that “we have not seen a single tarred road in my area. Not even a single government second cycle school at Mamponten. Yet, we are the world bank of NPP in terms of votes so why have they sidelined us six years into their administration?”
In the just ended 2020 general elections in the Kwabre East Constituency, Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo who led the NPP garnered some 86,437 votes which represented 77.41%, the highest votes ever recorded making Kwabre East the voting capital of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region.
To whom much is given much is expected, this expression doesn’t represent the fate of Kwabre East residents. Wonoo, Mamponteng, Heman and Ntonso among other prominent communities have been left underdeveloped.
The deplorable state of their road network, stalled market project, and absence of hospital among other things in the area have been the major headache of the traditional authorities.
Chief of Mamponten, Barima Saasi Ayeboafo II who sounded disappointed lamented the state of neglect which always cut off Kwabre East residents from the rest of the region especially during heavy downpour.
The chief further added that “we the people of Kwabre East have been faithful and loyal to the NPP, because from time immemorial even if you cut our thumb we will vote for NPP with our tongue but this time around when we go to the 2024 polls we will asses development in our areas before we stick our neck out and vote.”
The deplorable state of their roads amidst other pressing social issues such as stalled market project, and absence of hospital in the area, earlier, forced residents to protest, Tuesday August 9.
Led by the Traditional Authorities, both the young and the old clad in red and black attire marched on principal streets of Mamponten and adjoining communities to register their displeasure to government. Their petition is simple, they want development to balance their chunk number of votes that kept the NPP in power in 2020.
By Nana Asenso-Mensah|AkomaFM|Onuaonline.com
