Residents of Sawua Vow to Prevent the Commissioning of Ashanti Regional Hospital

The residents of Sawua in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti Region have vowed to prevent the government from commissioning the Ashanti Regional Hospital,if their abandoned road is not fixed by the time the project gets to commissioning stage.

According to Hon. Prince Kwame Adutwum,the Assembly member for the Sawua Electoral Area,the government awarded the road from Sawua Junction to Sawua township under contract with the aim of granting easy and smooth access to the facility.

“The contractor after awarded the contract removed the coal tar portion of the road with the aim of reconstructing the road through to the hospital but has since left site”,he added.

Speaking to OTEC news reporter, Sarkodie Samuel,the Assembly member revealed that the contractor after abandoning their road has commenced construction from Feyiase to the hospital,stating that the government has forgotten that the 150acres land for the hospital project was offered by Nana Sawuahene.

Hon. Prince Kwame Adutwum further noted that they will not allow the hospital to be commissioned if their road is not fixed, saying “No Sawua Road,No Regional Hospital”.

In other words,some aggrieved residents of the community especially those who farmed on these lands expressed worries over how they reasoned with Sawuahene to offer their lands for the project knowing the significance and impact it will have on their lives after completion.

They continued to state that they will embark on a massive demonstration against the government and do everything possible to stop the commissioning of the facility if their demand is not met.

According to the residents,Nana Kwaku Amankwaa Sarkodie II, Sawuahene,in 2007, allocated the aforementioned acres of land to the then government for the project after the government proposed such a facility in the Bosomtwe District.

Nana Amankwaa has been moving up and down seeking the completion of the road construction but always receive an assurance from the current government that the Sawua road is a priority because is the same route officials will use during the commissioning of the facility only to hear that the government wants to change the route to the hospital.

Source: Ghana/otecfmghna.com/Samul Sarkodie, Kumasi.