Expedite action on Anyima-Kintampo road — MP

Page 39, July 28, 2008
Story: Emmanuel Adu-Gyamerah
THE Member of Parliament (MP) for Kintampo South, Mr Yaw Effah-Baafi, has on behalf of the chiefs and people of the area, appealed to the government to expedite action on the 24-kilometre Anyima-Kintampo road to enhance economic activities.
The MP told the Daily Graphic that the bad nature of the road had brought untold hardships to the people due to its negative impact on economic activities and health delivery.
The Kintampo South District is a rural one with Anyima as the second largest community with a population of over 7,000 people.
Mr Effah-Baafi stated that the 24-kilometre road was awarded on contract for the construction of culverts, adding that the road was currently muddy and slippery making the work so slow that it was impossible for vehicles to ply it, especially after it had rained.
He said that work on the other alternative route, the 11.2-kilometre Anyima-Jema feeder road, which was awarded on contract about three years ago, was poorly executed and had therefore worsened the condition of the road.
Mr Effah-Baafi said in the circumstances, Anyima and its environs had been completely cut off from the rest of the Kintampo North and Kintampo South districts.
“I wish on behalf of the Anyima community, to plead with the government and all those who matter, to ensure that work on the Anyima-Kintampo road is expedited to allow economic activities and health delivery to continue,” he stressed.