Agona Swedru, July 15, GNA - The Government has voted 2.1 million Ghana Cedis (21 billion cedis) for the tarring of the 16-kilometre Agona Nyakrom/Otsenkorang/Bosompa road to facilitate evacuation of cocoa and food crops in the area.

Mr Samuel Kweku Obodai, Chairman of Parliamentary Select Committee on Road Transport, Harbour and Railways announced this when addressing members of the Agona West Constituency branch of New Patriotic Party (NPP) at Agona Swedru at the weekend.

Mr Obodai who is also the Member of Parliament for Agona West said the road had been awarded on contract and work would soon begin on the project expected to complete by the end of the year.

He said rehabilitation of the road would bring to an end post harvest losses of the foodstuffs and vegetables that could not reach marketing centres due to the deplorable nature of the road. Mr Obodai said rehabilitation of town roads at Agona Swedru, Agona Nyakrom Zongo, Upper Bobikuma, Agona Abodom and Agona Asafo at the cost of about 4.5 million Ghana cedis (45 billion cedis) had already begun. He assured the party members that streets lights in the constituency would be rehabilitated from his share of the Common fund. Mr Obodai expressed concern about the delay in the construction of a library complex at Agona Swedru because of the inability of the chiefs to release land for the project, adding "This would force me to send the project to any of the communities in the constituency."

He urged residents of Agona Swedru to take advantage of the Social Investment Fund (SIF) to improve their living standards. Mr Ofori Amanfo, Assemblyman for Yaabem Electoral Area of Agona Swedru appealed to the Police to extend day and night patrols to the area to curb activities of criminals.

He called on the Agona District Assembly and the MP to help rehabilitate some of the deplorable roads in the community to ensure easy movement of passengers, goods and services.