The New Juaben South Constituency of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has thrown down a gauntlet to the leadership of Koforidua Development Advocate, a group that previously called for the repair of Koforidua roads and conducted a demonstration expressing dissatisfaction with their condition.
The challenge urges the leaders to acknowledge the significant facelift in Koforidua’s road infrastructure, either by issuing an apology or openly commending the Member of Parliament, Hon. Michael Okyere Baafi.
Speaking at a media briefing in Koforidua on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, Eugene Bempong, the Communications Director for the New Juaben South Constituency of the NPP, emphasized the need for the critics to reassess the situation in light of the unprecedented improvements in the city’s roads.
“Lastly, we had a group calling for Koforidua roads to be fixed and made a lot of derogatory comments about the NPP government and the Member of Parliament who had been in office for just 2 years at that time. It is only fair to say that, they should eat the humble pie and if not apologize, at least use the same medium to commend the NPP government and the Member of Parliament for seeing to the unprecedented face lift of Koforidua roads. I want to challenge the Media here present to find the leaders of the so called Fix Koforidua Roads Demo and ask them the following questions; Are they satisfied with the works so far? Are they considering having a presser to commend the Government and the MP. How did they use the monies collected from the NDC and the general public intended for the demo walk?”.
The party added “If truly they claim they were not sponsored by any political party seeking to use the situation to score cheap political points then the good people of Koforidua are waiting on them to do the needful by apologizing and commending the Government and the MP Hon. Michael Okyere Baafi for keeping to his promise”.
NPP tauts lobbying skills of Okyere Baafi as Koforidua roads recieves major facelift
The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) tauted performance of the member of parliament for New Juaben South Michael Okyere Baafi citing current road renaissance in the regional capital.
Addressing the media, Eugene Bempong, the New Juaben South Constituency Communications Director of the NPP highlighted the substantial progress made in revamping Koforidua town’s road infrastructure.
The NPP acknowledged the completion of multiple asphalt overlay projects, including roads such as Chief Palace and Srodae, Aya Junction to Old traffic, Koforidua Principal street to Effiduase traffic light, and many more.
The Party said, the ongoing 32KM road projects initiated by Hon. Michael Okyere Baafi, is progressing well and is expected to completed by the end of 2023.
Additionally, the party said efforts are not limited to the town’s immediate roads; attention is also given to adjourning roads, with plans to redevelop Nyamekrom Road, Abogiri Road, and Magazine Roads.
According to the NPP, Nyamekrom road has now been classified under cocoa road hence contractor will soon be on site to complete the project which sod cutting was done in 2020.
A notable aspect of the announcement was the acknowledgement of additional 8KM of roads lobbied for by Hon. Michael Okyere Baafi, showcasing his dedication to community development
“The Local Government through the Secondary City world Bank funded project is undertaking the Jackson Park Redevelopment. The Phase 1 was to redevelop the Jackson Park into a modern park and more user friendly. The Phase 2 of that money will be to used to Develop the Zongo Market and the road leading to Apack Junction in Zongo. This shall be done with pavement blocks but not Asphalt. The other parts of the Zongo Roads will be done by the same contractor called Maripoma”.
The NPP commended the MP’s effective lobbying skills and highlighted the unprecedented face-lift of Koforidua’s roads.
The party urged those who had criticized the government and the MP in the past to reflect on the remarkable progress and possibly commend these efforts.
The New Juaben South constituency branch of the NPP commended President Akufo Addo and Vice President Bawumia for the massive road infrastructure improvement being witnessed in the Regional Capital.
“The NPP government over the years has shown good faith and a lot of commitment to developing New Juaben South and we are so grateful to H.E Nana Addo Dankwah Akuffo Addo and the Member of Parliament for his immense contribution in lobbying for numerous developmental projects for the constituency. We would like to use this medium to also thank the good people of Koforidua for being patient with the Government and having faith in the MP to deliver on his promise of fixing the Koforidua roads. The Driver Unions in Koforidua and the Taxi Rank Drivers as well”.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com.gh/Obed Ansah
