Video: The unrest in Tarkwa on terrible roads

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Chaos reigns in Tarkwa-Nsuaem in the western region and business is hectic as residents burn tires and block roads to attract attention on their deplorable roads.

Red-banded community members chanted war songs as they blocked the main road that connects their community to Takoradi and the Northwest, reported JoyNews's Ina-Thalia Quansah from the West region.

Floods of smoke from the burning car's tires lightened the otherwise dark atmosphere of the early hours of the morning. The agitated young men were adding combustible materials to the flames to keep him alive.

The protesters, who appeared agitated, holding placards, offensive objects, moved in groups and continued to burn one road at a time.

The blockade has left stranded travelers and others stranded.

But the drivers concerned do not complain. They share the reasons for the civil unrest, as the deplorable state of the road has negative repercussions on their activities. In addition to breaking their cars often, traffic on this road also affects their daily sales.

Residents said the dusty nature of their road affected their health, saying most of the cases reported to the hospital were respiratory problems.

"As of 2016, 47,216 people suffering from dust have been affected, this number has increased to 50,149 in 2017 and 58,022 in 2018. We will make a demonstration until we see a machine on this route, "said a resident who cited information contained in a medical record. subtitled "Forp Ten causes of participation in the OPD. "

Residents added that given the number of resources that the mineral-rich community provides to the nation, it is unfortunate that their road can not be repaired. "The government of the day should ask the mining companies to fix the roads," said a restless young man at JoyNews.

Today's event, which began at 5:30 am, is not the first of its kind in this community. The chiefs and residents of the city held a similar protest seven months ago, while about eight students died on the road.

This event drew the attention of the Minister of Energy who was visiting the commercial facilities of Tarkwa and ANGLOGOLD Ashanti in the community.

At the demonstration, the Minister of Roads, Kwesi Amoaka Atta, who visited the community, said funds had been made available to repair the affected roads. Yet, the situation persists for seven months.

For his part, Mr. Gilbert Asthma, the MCE stated that he was doing everything in his power to repair the roads. Among other things, he said he was mobilizing support from mining companies to tackle the problem.

Is this demonstration new?

Demonstrations on the roads are multiplying in Ghana. Residents of Adenta, in the Greater Accra region, took part in a spontaneous and violent protest in November 2018 after a high-speed taxi driver overthrew a high school student in Adenta. She died on the spot.

Angry residents blocked roads and burned tires that sent a thick cloud of black smoke into the evening sky. "More deaths," they chanted and asked for the completion of blocked pedestrian bridges.

However, the police were deployed to stop the protest, as it did after clashes with angry residents who bombarded them with stones. A mother and son were hit by police bullets.

Dansoman residents demonstrate

In March 2019, some concerned The people of Dansoman, a suburb of Accra, marched through the streets to protest the stalled development in the area.

According to them, Saturday's Ku Y3 Preko became necessary to express their dissatisfaction due to lack of development in the region.

Dressed in red armbands and bandanas, protesters marched through the streets of Last Stop's Dansoman at the Ablekuma West Municipal Assembly Office.

Although voter turnout was low, participants who spoke to Joy News said they would not rest until their demands were met by the government.

"I live around Dansoman Agege and whenever it rains, all activities stop because no one can go out and enter. There is trash everywhere, "said a resident.

Another resident who lives in Dansoman Last Stop said that the blocked development made life unbearable.