Afienya (Near Tema)-Ghana, Oct. 12, – After repeated petitions to authorities were ignored, drivers and locals in Afienya and its surrounding communities turned to self-help to repair the awful Afienya-Dawhenya road.
The Tipper Truck and Taxi Drivers, Ajumajor, and Afienya Youth led the group in an ambitious endeavour to repair the 7.2-kilometer road that connects other major highways and localities.
Mr. Momoni Mohammed A. K. A. Kowanaso, Greater Accra Regional Vice Chairman for Tipper Truck Drivers, told the media during site visit stated that the road is in poor condition.
He stated that they had been spending their money on spear parts to repair their cars after using the road, which is why they agreed to mend the road themselves, which would benefit them because taxi drivers cannot use it, and tipper truck rivers cannot use it when it rains.
According to Mr. Kowanaso, the group intended to repair the road by communal labour, but they reaffirmed their appeal to the government to come to their help and support them.
“We pay tax, the Driver, Vehicle Licencing Agency (DVLA) levy, and insurance, yet nothing was done about our road,” he went on to say.
Mr. Sule Moro, the Organiser for Tipper Truck Drivers, said the road was a fantastic concept, but he hoped the government would help them.
He was also concerned about the road’s metal bridge, which was on the edge of collapse. “The District Chief Executive, who has been informed, has yet to respond”.
Mr. Hope Modzaka, a member of the Tipper Truck Union, said the best way to solve it was to do it themselves because it was interfering with their activities, which they use their profits for at the end of the day.
