Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, is urging calm among inhabitants of the region as demand for better roads continues to grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Residents in parts of the Ashanti Region have in recent times resorted to a series of protests to demand better roads, with the peak of these agitations being the confrontation of the Member of Parliament for Suame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr. Osei Mensah admitted the road infrastructure deficit in the Ashanti Region but appealed to inhabitants to be patient as efforts are being made to fix them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He blamed the lack of development on the National Democratic Congress government, which left power in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAfter the previous regime had left this region for eight good years, almost all our roads got deteriorated,\u201d the minister said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr. Osei Mensah, however, assured that things would be changed for the better by the end of President Akufo-Addo\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf you are in a valley, and you want to climb up, it is not easy. The government has done a lot. Let\u2019s have patience for the government and I know that, by the end of 2024, we will be boasting of so many good roads.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Minister made the remarks when the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, commissioned the rehabilitation and auxiliary infrastructure of Kumasi Inner Ring Road and Adjacent streets projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Vice President also insisted that the current administration has worked to improve the road infrastructure in the Ashanti Region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut it is not yet over. There is still a lot more to be done in Greater Ashanti,\u201d Dr. Bawumia added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n