Reconstruct Oblogo-Weija road(inside page) March 25, 2008

Story:Michael Donkor
THE Assembly Member for Weija, Mr Kwasi Mensah, has called on the government to reconstruct the six-kilometre Oblogo-Weija road to enable vehicles to ply the area.
He said the road, the only access route for vehicles to the Weija township, was in a bad state and had caused many accidents in recent times.
He said as a result of the situation many passenger vehicles had refused to carry passengers on that road.
In an interview with the Daily Graphic in Accra at the weekend, Mr Mensah said the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) treatment plant that supplied parts of Accra with water was situated in the town.
He, however, stated that some of the vehicles of the GWCL got involved in accidents while bringing water treatment chemicals to the plant due to the deplorable nature of the roads.
He, therefore, appealed to the government to reconstruct the road to serve the people.
Mr Mensah said apart from the road which had been ignored, the town itself had been neglected for far too long.
He said the town lacked infrastructure such as proper drains and gutters to carry waste water away.
Mr Mensah said currently schoolchildren of the Presbyterian Junior High School had no classroom block, while parts of Weija had no electricity.
He appealed to the Inspector General of Police, Mr Patrick Acheampong, to establish a police station in the town.
He said what was there now was a police post with only about three policemen.
Mr Mensah said considering some sensitive installations such as the water treatment plant in the town, there was the need for a police station to be established there to protect such installations.
He said the people of Weija had a lot of confidence in the government and added that trust must not be toiled with for it to wane.
Mr Mensah commended the Member of Parliament for the area, Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, and the acting Chief of Weija, Nii Boafo Daanya Nse, for their tireless efforts in getting the area developed.
He, therefore, called on the people to throw their support behind them to enable them to continue with their good work.