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Assembly Member calls for construction of bridge

The Assembly Member for the Zingu Electoral Area in the Wa Municipality, Mr Nuhu Abdul-Wahab has appealed to generous persons and organizations to support the construction of a bridge across a river in the area.

Date Created : 5/17/2021 12:00:00 AM : Story Author : Ghanadistricts.com/Rosemary O. Yeboah

He said the river, linked to the Black Volta, cuts the electoral area as well as some communities from Wa, where they access markets and other basic social and healthcare services.

Mr Abdul-Wahab, who made the appeal in an interview with the Ghanadistricts.com expressed worries that the situation could get worse as the rains set in, if nothing is done to fix the bridge.

He said they were able to secure some culverts from Mr Alhaji Alhassn Gbangu, a contractor based in Accra, and that they needed additional culverts and some bags of cement to enable them fix the bridge to help alleviate the plight of the people.

The Assembly Member indicated that anytime it rained traders and other people had to trek about 20 kilometers through Cheree community before they could get to Wa to conduct businesses, which had posed a serious challenge to their economic and social lives.

“This affects economic living because they used to carry charcoal, leaves and other things from their farms to Wa to sell”, Mr Abdul-Wahab explained.

He said several promises from the Wa Municipal Assembly and the Department of Feeder Roads to fix the bridge was yet to be fulfilled.

Mr. Abdul-Wahab said he had to lead a communal labour on a regular basis to carry stones and fill a portion of the river to enable them to cross.

“We filled that area with stones, but the stones were carried away by a recent heavy rain.