I am writing to commend the Member of Parliament (MP) for New Juaben South, Mr. Michael Okyere Baafi, on plans to fix deplorable roads in Koforidua and its environs.

The MP issued a statement on May 23, 2023, indicating that efforts are being made to repair all town roads, including ancillary, auxiliary, and tributary roads in New Juaben South.

According to him, con­tractors would initiate and complete the necessary work on about 80 per cent of roads in Koforidua. The statement was made in response to a threat of demonstration by a group known as Koforidua De­velopment Advocates (KDA), scheduled for June 8, 2023.

The group is unhappy with the deteriorating roads in the New Juaben South and North Municipalities. As we look forward to the construction, I believe, steps taken by the MP and other stakeholders so far would give residents some relief, knowing that the bad roads would be fixed as soon as possible.

By George Kwame Obeng,
Koforidua-Efiduase.