{"id":6604,"date":"2022-07-13T11:15:04","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T11:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=6604"},"modified":"2022-07-13T12:39:17","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T12:39:17","slug":"bad-roads-is-fueling-crime-surge-in-chereponi-mp-bemoans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=6604","title":{"rendered":"Bad Roads is fueling Crime Surge in Chereponi \u2013 MP Bemoans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Traveling on Chereponi\u2019s roads in the North East region has not only become a nightmare as the constituency records more criminal attacks on residents than deaths from fatal road accidents.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bad roads with death-trapped potholes have become the fueling factor in the crime surge in the Constituency, Hon Abdul-Razak Tahidu, Member of Parliament for the Chereponi Constituency has said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to him, the bad road network has led to a surge in crime as criminals seize the opportunity to launch their attacks as drivers slow down due to the potholes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said, as passengers\u00a0blame drivers for speeding leading to fatal accidents, drivers blame\u00a0the\u00a0government for\u00a0poor road construction,\u00a0potholes and other problems, and criminals are taking advantage of both to loot unsuspecting passengers and drivers due to the poor nature of the roads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hon Razak Tahidu revealed this when he dragged the Minister for Roads and Highways to parliament on Tuesday, July 12, 2022,  over some abandoned road projects in the Constituency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMr. Speaker, I rise to ask the Minister for Roads and Highways why Contractors of the following roads has abandoned the site after the 2020 elections and in July 2021 respectively, Chereponi-Yendi, Chereponi Township, and Yorgu -Konkombu roads?\u201d, the MP questioned the sector Minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response, the Minister for Roads and Highways, Hon Kwesi Amoako-Atta said, the Chereponi – Yendi road connects the district capitals of the Chereponi District of the North East Region and Yendi District of the Northern Region and spans a total road length of 112km from Chereponi towards Yendi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to him, 12km of the road formed part of the Eastern Corridor road, linking Sakpiegu to Yendi under the Damanko – Gbintiri road Lot 5 & 6 contracts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He said the \u00a0100km road from Sakpiegu to Chereponi road has been awarded in two lots of 50km each to two contractors under funding by the Road Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, the sector Minister said the project which commenced on the 15th August 2016 for completion on the 15th of August 2019, included the construction of roadside drains, culverts, earthworks, and double bituminous surface treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The contractor, he explained has suspended works because of delayed payment for work done after site Clearing and demolition, earthworks, concrete works and paving which are at 50%, \u00a095.98%\u00a0 0% 1% \u00a0respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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