GHANA- Wednesday, August 5, 2020/ Hundreds of Awoshie Mangoase residents stormed a section of the Ablekuma Highway on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, to demonstrate for the repair of traffic lights.
Their protest was fueled by the death of a four-year-old boy who was knocked down by a car and killed on Monday. The protest attracted heavy police and military personnel to the scene in an attempt to calm them.
Speaking in an interview with Citi News, some of the angry residents recounted that they had suffered enough casualties on the road.
“We get knocked down by cars like chickens. Up to Ablekuma, all the traffic lights are not functioning. Last week, someone was knocked down. It happened again on Saturday,” one resident lamented.
“Our leaders are not thinking of the wellbeing of citizens. We vote because we want development. The police and soldiers are here. When they leave, we will still demonstrate and prevent any car from plying the road,” he added.
Another lady who was also protesting said: “We have made several complaints to our leaders and yet we are not seeing any change. The number of people who have been killed on this road is uncountable.”
Meanwhile the Assemblyman for Awoshie, Obed Mintah Oduro says the assembly has forwarded the matter to the Metropolitan Chief Executive severally yet, no action has been taken on the matter. He also admitted the fatalities on the road were out of hand.
“Since I came, I have witnessed not less than 10 people being knocked down by vehicles. In all these situations, I try to forward it to the MCE to see how best we can resolve the issue.”
“Unfortunately, no action has been taken,” he added, culminating in the protests on Tuesday morning.
“I tried to control it [the protest] but the people are fed up. Almost every week or two, someone is knocked down,” the Assemblyman said.
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