Abo–Mentukwa residents cry over Akufo Addo's neglect

Residents of Abo–Mentukwa in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region are desperate over their neglect by the government irrespective of their involvement in issues shaping the country.

The farming community has over 700 yet they have been denied access to social amenities like better roads, CHPS compound, Electricity, Market, Portable Water, and others.

Residents told Soireenews that because there is a lack of educational infrastructures in the community, pupils walk about six miles to surrounding towns like Semanhyia and Banko for school.

The danger in their walk has necessitated in drop out of many as the interested ones attend three times per week.

“There are no developmental projects here; no school, toilet or hospitals. Children walk miles to Banku for school. The stress they go through has worsened their academics and frustrated their plans for the future.

“Majority of the children have abandoned schools because they complain of exhaustion. What worsens the matter is that anytime a school project is initiated, the chiefs deny lands for the building and it’s very bad,” a resident, Pokuah Bonsu said.

She criticized the covetous attitude of their leaders following the Odikro of Community’s decision to sell the only land inhabitants through contributions have acquired for developmental projects.

Pokua, resident

According to Pokuah, the dishonest trade by Nana Oteng-Mensah Ababio has brought about irritation among the youth who no more heed to the words of the leaders in terms of communal labour.

“The community through our own funds acquired land to build a six-block unit classroom which is in progress yet the shortage of funds has left it in the bush

“We have made contributions and have managed to get GHC1,500, and some Chinese through their galamsey works gave us GHC1,000 cedis to support the project.

Poles waiting to receive electrical installation

“We have built a school but it’s incomplete so we decided to start a market centre there only to be told that the land has been sold. Leaders of the town have distributed the money among themselves and right now, we are in a limbo,” Pokua added.

Residents revealed their failure to live a modern life and have no knowledge of the state of the country because of the lack of electricity. They told that before their phone can be charged, it has to go through strange means which retards growth in their lives therefore government must intervene.

Abandoned school

“Before you charge your mobile phones, you have to give it to someone going to Kumasi or Pakyi fie. If the person will be spending 2 weeks, then it means that the phone owner will receive his phone 2 weeks later, which makes communications very difficult.

Women in labour also suffer to deliver. " Seth Owusu added, these women are sometimes carried by men or sit on a motor just to access health care,” Seth Owusu added.