The Chiefs and Elders of Larteh in the Eastern Region have called on President Akufo Addo to fulfill promises? The ruling New Patriotic Party made to the community
The chiefs decried that, the community has always voted for the ruling New Patriotic Party, NPP, but the party has failed to fulfill promises made to them five years into power.
Poor road inadequate educational infrastructure, decades of unstable power supply which has thrown the youth with vocational skill out of business.
The road from Akropong roundabout to Larteh is in a deplorable state. The unconstructed bypass road in the community leads to gridlock in the streets during funerals and occasions.
Larteh Presbyterian Senior High Technical School is also in dire need of infrastructure as the implementation of the Free Senior High School Policy has led to swelling of the student population.
Classrooms and dormitories are overcrowded.
The boy’s dormitory for instance which was being constructed by the PTA has been abandoned but students are forced to occupy it due to the accommodation challenges.
Access to water is another major challenge facing the school.
School authorities refused to speak on the matter, but, Thomas Pianti Ayisi Assembly member for the area said the students are suffering.
“The students here are suffering. They are overcrowded in the dormitories. The government constructed a 16-unit classroom block and dormitory at the new site which is far from the main campus but there is no dining hall, no kitchen, no electricity so the students are not able to occupy it. This year, for instance, the students placed here are many so it has worsened the accommodation crises so we went to town to search for rooms for them to rent.”
One other challenge is the closure of the Larteh Clinic which has been upgraded to Polyclinic but remained closed for many months affecting access to quality healthcare.
Addressing the media, the Chiefs and elders of Larteh Kubease expressed their disappointment in the government for reneging on promises made to the community.
Nana Agyenfra chief of Larteh Kubease said “we are disappointed because we have not seen any development in this community. The community voted for the NPP and we urged them to fix our challenges for us but four years have passed nothing happened, they won again yet nothing is happening in this community but this is their stronghold so they should fix the challenges here for us”. The chief said.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com/Obed Ansah
