Michael Okyere Baafi, a member of parliament for New Juaben South, claims that Koforidua's nasty streets were badly damaged as a result of Ghana's agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout.
According to the MP, more than 80% of the streets in Koforidua have been made contractable, ensuring that when Ghana received the IMF agreement, workers for hire will soon be on the ground fixing the streets.
"I might want to express that the thorough street development projects experienced a sudden stop on the grounds that according to the IMF arrangements generally such works must be suspended until approval has been gotten to proceed. This records for the sluggish advancement of deals with our streets. Following the endorsement of the IMF, the public authority intends to start broad street development projects the nation over, including Koforidua streets" the MP said in an explanation gave Tuesday May 23,2023.
The assertion by the Official follows danger by a gathering calling itself Koforidua Improvement Supporters (KDA) to show on June 8,2023 over decaying streets in New Juaben South and North Regions.
Anyway as per the MP who copies as Representative Priest of Exchanges and Businesses "from last year 2022 and all through this year 2023, through our coordinated endeavors all town streets, including subordinate, helper and feeder streets in New Juaben South are as of now in plan to be fixed. Over 80% of the streets in Koforidua have been given out on agreements and worker for hire will before long move to site to begin and finish their work"
He properly valued occupants planned exhibition for streets restoration, be that as it may, said, "their showing have just come at a time the road projects are now in the offing. Perhaps, we can call it happenstance however a great deal has proactively happened in the background. Before very long, occupants of New Juaben South will start to grin."
Hon. Okyere Baafi said "Throughout the long term, huge undertakings have been made by the Eastern Territorial Pastor, Civil CEO, and myself as Individual from Parliament for New Juaben South to guarantee that all streets in Koforidua sort out. As MP and by dint of difficult work I have by and by campaigned for the development of streets in Nyamekrom, Magazine and Trom which streets were not at first piece of Government's underlying reserved projects for the voting demographic. Yet, as this year has been pronounced the extended period of streets, my unassuming request was generous agreed to and work has begun these generally deserted streets"
The MP accordingly "beseech all constituents of New Juaben South to remain cool-headed as the weeks ahead will observer the continuation of slowed down streets development in the electorate/District. I wish to console that Myself as MP, the Hon. Metropolitan CEO and the Eastern Local Priest have not rested on our paddles; we are working enthusiastically to win more street projects for New Juaben South".
