The Youth of Mpohor in the Western Region have blocked that road despite the President’s visit to cut sod for the construction of the Manso Huni Valley section of the Western Railway line.
According to them, Engineers and Planners are taking waste mining rocks from the concession of Golden Star (Chifeng) concession at Mpohor freely and have also allowed Amandi to take freely without any quota to the community hence damaging the already bad road.
A concerned resident spoke to Kwame Offei of Spice FM on Adekyee Mu Nsem.
” The demonstration will go on for a week until a government official comes to address and tell them something. There are security agencies here to ensure peace and order”
Meanwhile President, Nana Akufo-Addo has cut sod to mark the commencement of the Manso to Huni Valley section of the Western Rail Line.
The Manso to Huni Valley line is approximately 78 kilometres.
The Deustche Bank Credit Facility funds the project which is to be executed by Amandi Investment Limited.
As part of the development of the entire Western Railway Line, the Manso-Huni Valley line would be on a standard gauge.
In 1903, the Western line which starts from Sekondi-Takoradi to Kumasi was the major route for the transportation of bulk commodities and other bulk commodities such as cocoa, manganese, bauxite, flour, cement and petroleum products.
In attendance was the Sector Minister, Peter Amewu; the Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah; the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Railway Development Authority; the Managing Director of the Ghana Railway Company Limited Municipal Chief Executive for the Mpohor Assembly Hon Assah Mensah and other dignitaries.
