Man killed in accident on Ho-Adidome road

One person died on the spot while another sustained severe injuries in an accident involving a tipper truck with registration number GR 5901-12 on the Ho-Adidome, Friday afternoon.

The truck, belonging to Ussuya Ghana Ltd, one of three construction firms working on the Ho-Adidome road, was said to be transporting gravel to site at Adaklu-Hlekpe, when it veered of the road and fell into a ditch near a Gridco sub-station popular known as ‘Power house’.

According to eyewitnesses, the loose chippings on the road might have caused the truck driver, Zaburu Abubakar to lose control of the vehicle resulting in the crush.

The deceased, identified only as Gadako, who was on board the truck with the driver is reportedly not an employee of the construction firm.

Meanwhile the driver is receiving treatment at the Ho Volta regional Hospital as police commence investigations into the accident. 

Deputy Minister Tour Flood affected Areas

Mr. Ganyaglo (M) with Madaam Azumah-Mensah inspecting the Kpetoe Bridge

The Deputy Volta Regional Minister, Francis Komla Ganyaglo, in the company officials of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) and the Feeder Roads Department, on visited areas hit by recent flooding in five districts of the region to commiserate with victims and assess the impact of the devastated disaster.

The flooding which was as a result of the overflow of River Todze following heavy downpours submerged farmlands, houses and displaced thousands of persons in the Agortime-Ziope, Akatsi South, Adaklu, South Tongu, and Central Tongu districts.

The Deputy Minister and his entourage first stop was at Kpetoe, capital of Agortime-Ziope district, where he was joined by Member of Parliament, Juliana Azumah Mensah and DCE Michael Adjaho to commiserated with the chiefs and family of the middle aged man who lost his life as a result of the collapse of a building by flood waters.

They also inspected the submerged bridge on the Ho-Aflao road and the flooded maternity ward of the Kpetoe health centre.

Gov’t yet to pay Contractors working on Ho-Adidome Road

Mr. Quarshigah (R) briefing Mr. Bani (L)

Contractors working on the Ho -Adidome trunk road in the Volta region are yet to receive monies from the ministry of finance to enable them complete work on the road, three weeks after President Mahama announced the release of funds to that effect during a day’s inspection tour of the road.

This was disclosed on Sunday to the Chief of Staff Mr. Prosper Douglas Bani when paid a day’s working visit to the region to ascertain the progress of work on the road since the president’s last visit.

The resident engineer in charge of the project, Mr. Divine Quarshigah, told the chief of staff and his entourage that, though some culvert works are ongoing on the road, work is progressing at slow pace due to the delays in the release of funds to the contractors, Ussuya Ghana Ltd, PMC and Jani-CORP  enable them fully mobilise back to site.

‘The contractors have not received any payment after the president came’ he said and explained further that his checks as of last Friday revealed that the payment process has left the Ghana Highway authority to the finance ministry.

The delay in the release of the monies to contractors according to the resident engineer is one the major challenges hampering the speedy completion of the 48km road, with the second challenge being heavy rains which disrupt work because of the porous nature of some portions of the area.

Ho chiefs to lead demo over gov't neglect

deplorable portions of the Ho-Adidome trunk road

Chiefs in the Asogli traditional area have threatened to lead the youth of Ho to demonstrate against the government if work do not immediately resume on the Ho-Adidome-Sogakope trunk road.

Togbi Anikpi III, divisional chief of Ho-Heve disclosed this categorically at a meeting with President John Mahama on Sunday at the Asogli state palace in Ho, after the president inspected the road, which started in March 2010 and was scheduled to be completed in ten months but have since delayed with work currently at a standstill for lack of funds.

‘Are we not part of the country or is it because the region is considered as ‘World Bank’ that come what may whether our needs are catered for or not you are sure of our votes and therefore no serious attention is given to our development projects… the youth of the town are determined and come Wednesday the demonstration is coming on if we do not see any sign that work has resumed on the roads..’  Togbe Anikpi stated without mincing words.

The road has become the preferred route for most drivers from the Central and Northern sectors of the Volta Region to Accra instead of the ferry crossing at Senchi following the closure of the Adomi Bridge at Atimpoku for major repair works.

Heavy rains have however rendered much of the uncompleted portions of the road especially between Adaklu and Mafi non-motorable as a result of uncompleted bridges, culverts and lack of warning signs.