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22.10.2018 Regional News

Residents Threaten Mayhem Over ‘Death Trap’ Bridge

By CitiNewsRoom
Residents Threaten Mayhem Over Death Trap Bridge
22.10.2018 LISTEN

Residents of Esreso-Adagya in the Bosomtwi District of the Ashanti Region are threatening to stage a massive demonstration over the poor nature of a bridge in the area which led to the death of six people last month.

A car carrying six people was swept away by flood waters into a drain leading to their deaths.

The entire community of Esreso-Adagya was thrown in a state of shock and grief on 7th September 2018 when the unfortunate incident occured.

Following the incident, government officials visited the scene as usual, to assess the situation and make promises.

The Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister, Elizabeth Agyemang, promised that the bridge, which has not been rehabilitated after it collapsed two years ago will be repaired.

One month on, the state of the bridge has worsened, as a part of it has been left hanging.

Some of the residents who expressed their dissatisfaction about the situation told Citi News they will stage a demonstration over the matter.

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One of them said “When it rains heavily, school children around this area are not able to go to school. Even drivers and commuters are not able to use this stretch to their destinations. So we are appealing to the Government to come to our aid. With the current state of the bridge, we are really suffering. If the authorities fail to fix our bridge, it means that our votes have gone waste. It is really difficult for us, especially in the rainy season. We will demonstrate if the bridge is not constructed”.

One other resident said a similar disaster nearly happened when it rained recently.

“If they fail to fix the bridge, we all come together and drive away any politician who will come to here to campaign during elections. How will they come to campaign if the people living in this area are all killed by the floods. We are mobilizing ourselves to protest and show our anger about the recent disaster that occurred here”, he added.

An opinion leader in the area, Nana Boakye said the demands of the residents are in order.

“We are only appealing them and if they fail to fix our bridge we will all come out and demonstrate, because that is the only language Government now understands. If you need something from Government and you don't embark on a demonstration, your problem is not given any attention. So we are appealing to Government and the necessary authorities to help us”, he appealed.


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Meanwhile, officials at the Bosomtwi District Assembly told Citi News that the bridge is part of the ten collapsed bridges in the district which have been captured in a report and sent to Accra.

For residents in the area, the worse disaster might happen if authorities fail to expedite processes to fix the collapsed bridge.

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