Africa-Press – Ghana. Youth of Kpone Okpokli (KOYA) in the Kpone Katamanso Municipality of the Greater Accra Region have demonstrated against the poor road network and persistent water crisis affecting the area.
The demonstration, which was held in Kpone, the municipal capital, saw residents, opinion leaders, and artisans, among others, walking peacefully through the principal streets to drum home their plights, which they said were affecting their fundamental rights as humans.
The demonstrators, were seen clad in red attire with placards, singing and chanting war songs, whilst others danced to their favourite music as they walked through the various streets in Kpone amidst a heavy security presence from the Ghana Police Service.
The demonstrators carried placards, some of which read, “Fix Kpone water issues”, “Fix Kpone boundary issues”, “Fix Kpone roads”, and “Kpone needs water, not excuses.”
Mr Emmanuel Anum Doku, Chairman of the Kpone Okpokli Youth Association (KOYA), presenting a petition to the Kpone-Katamanso Municipal Assembly (KKMA), lamented that Kpone had been neglected for a long time as far as physical infrastructure was concerned.
Mr Doku added that the entire municipality could not boast of any good road network, stressing that the over 20 years water crisis within the Kpone township should be addressed by the authorities as soon as possible.
He hinted that living within the municipality had become challenging, saying successive governments over the years had not dealt well with the people of Kpone-Katamanso.
According to the KOYA chairman, the poor road networks and the water crisis were also affecting health delivery within the municipality, with a call on the municipal assembly to address the various challenges facing the residents in the municipality within three months.
Mr Ali Amadu Mohammed, the Kpone-Katamanso Municipal Coordinating Director (MCD), receiving the petition on behalf of the municipal chief executive, assured the demonstrators that their petition would be given the needed attention.
Mr Mohammed hinted that the KKMA was established to help bring development to the doorsteps of the people; hence, the need to collaborate with the residents to find lasting solutions to their numerous challenges.
According to him, the road and water crisis were challenging, and the assembly was working to fix it, saying efforts would be expedited to ensure Kpone township have water flowing through their taps.
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