The Coalition for Paternalistic Accountability, (CPA) a new vibrant pressure group
in Sunyani has observed that the Jaman South District in the Brong-Ahafo region is
facing several development problems and until drastic measures are taken to reserve
the trend, the people in the area may resort to unproductive actions.
In a press statement signed by the president of the group, Kwame Nkrumah and its
Secretary, Nana Kwame Agyemang and copied to Space FM in Sunyani, the Coalition for
Paternalistic Accountability, listed the problems facing the district which must be
addressed immediately. The problems include deplorable highway and dilapidated
feeder roads, poor market facilities for the district capital and other towns, lots
of incomplete projects, partisanship politics eating into the fabrics of the
District Assembly, low viable infrastructural projects, stalled evacuation of refuse
dumps.
The group also mentioned sharp decline in youth employment, sluggish expansion of
classroom infrastructure for pupils studying under trees, lack of proper care for
people with disabilities, poor television network coverage, inadequate street
lighting and the neglect of the Papasu River Basin Development Project.
The group said all the feeder roads, from Drobo to Miremano, Abrekasu to
Kwameprakrom, Atuna-Baatea-Dodosuo, Japekrom (Drobo)-Kwameseikrom and feeder roads
from Zezera linking Adamsu and Baanafo are in very bad states and need urgent
attention.
The CPA noted that because there are no covets on some rivers, some people have
drown on those rivers. The CPA recalled an incident at Zezera recently where a
pregnant woman bitten by a snake lost her life on the way to hospital at Drobo,
after the vehicle got stuck in the thick muddy road.
“The poor state of Jaman South roads adversely effects transportation of farm
produce, businesses , school activities and finally leads to poverty”, the CPA said.
The group also recalled a scenario involving two district education officers whose
vehicles got stuck in a muddy road between Baano and Krakrom.
The CPA continued that the partisan nature of the District assembly seems to be
draining the coffers of the assembly because the assembly spends close to GHC 6000
per sitting over who should become the Presiding member all because of NDC-NPP
interest groups.
The CPA said “as a result of all these inconveniences, the affected people are
threatening to boycott elections and all forms of electioneering campaigns”.
“The people are also contemplating to embark on demonstration; like wise refuse to
honor their tax obligations; and to also prevent revenue officials to trek down to
their areas for collections of revenue.
Above all, cashew buying companies are contemplating shunning the payment of council
bills charge on each bag of cashew product”.
The CPA wondered why the president never set foot on Jaman south district during his
recent visit to the Brong-Ahafo region.