Odikro of Gomoa Adaa and Apagyahene of Gomoa Akyempim Traditional Area in the Central region, Nana Okutwi Bekoe IV, has bemoaned the bad road network in his area which, according to him, has slowed down economic activities in the community.
According to the Odikro, several appeals and pleas to government to see to the upgrading of the poor road network in the area has fallen on deaf ears in spite of the contributions the farming community make to the local economy.

He noted that his people have no option than to leave their farm produce to rot at the farms since drivers have refused to ply the road due to its nature.

That, according to the Odikro, has alleviated poverty in the area since farming was the main preoccupation of the people in the area.

“We have been cut off from the fair share of the national cake for so long. We are tired of talking about our roads since all our pleas have yielded no response. We have done what we can as a people to be able to use the road but we need government’s support now because we are also Ghanaians,” he said.

Nana Bekoe made this known over the weekend during this year’s Ahobaakese festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of the area.

The Odikro also expressed worry about the falling standard of education in the area and called on all well-meaning Ghanaians, particularly natives of the area, to support the educational endowment fund to address the issue.

“We always score zero per cent in examination and we need all hands on deck to change the trend because we are in a region which is referred to as the citadel of education,” he said.

Nana Bekoe also charged the youth to live lives worthy of emulation and avoid “sakawa” and other negative practices that will destroy their future.

He explained that the Ahobaakese festival is marked annually in remembrance of their ancestor, Egya Ahor, who sacrificed himself to save his people from dying from a deadly endemic disease.