Heavy Downpour  Displaces Residents  In Jaman North District  -Road Contractor Stand Accused

Hundreds of residents living in Duadaso No 2, a suburb of the Jaman North District of the Bono region have been rendered homeless following a heavy downpour that started in the early morning on Tuesday, August 30 2022 to Wednesday 2022 afternoon.

The Assembly Member for Duadaso No 2 Electoral Area, Honourable Sah Kwame Emmanuel in an interview with Gye Nyame FM morning show indicated that a lot of people within his electoral area were rendered homeless.

This, according to him, wa the result of what he described as shoddy work by the road contractor who was awarded the Sampa -Duadaso road.

He pointed out that the contractor has not done good work on a gutter within the community.

He added that the contractor during his time at the site offloaded some chippings on the waterways which have now blocked the movement and free flow of water when it rains hence the flooding. 

He stressed that the situation on the Sampa- Duadaso road has now deteriorated to a state that needs serious and critical attention indicating that the flood has entered a lot of homes and has affected a series of properties.

The assembly Member added that his outfit has written a series of letters to the District assembly to ensure the contractor is back at the site but all his efforts have been futile. 

, therefore, ore called on the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) to come to the aid of the victims since some of them may be sleeping at Church places and in schools within the community. 

He called on the government to search for the whereabouts of the contractor back to the site to do the work on time as expected.