'Western Region needs Ashiaman' - Kwesi Biney

A Former District Chief Executive for Ahanta West Kwesi Biney, is urging people of the Western Region to take a cue from the recently held demonstration at Ashaiman in Accra and make a case for their share of the national cake.

He maintains that 'a massive uproar' against the government could open the gates for development in the region.

The statement comes weeks after residents of Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region took to the street to demonstrate against the deplorable state of road network within the Ashiaman township.

The aggrieved residents questioned why they had leaders in the community, vote and yet their concerns of the community were not being met. The demonstration which involved the burning of tires and road blocks led to the arrest of the some residents. Interestingly however, immediately after the demonstration authorities started repair works on the said roads .

The former District Chief Executive, Kwesi Biney, in an exclusive interview lamented on the bad state of roads within the Region, asking why the region continues to bask in the old adage that "the best comes from the west", but yet worse-off in terms of development. 

“Let your pregnant wife travel by road from Tarkwa to Bogoso and by the time she returns, she might have had a miscarriage," he stated.

He noted that with the onset of rain, several roads in the Region will continue to deteriorate while resources in would still continued to be hauled for export, a situation he described as an unfair.

 "Can you imagine how the road networks in the regional capital, Sekondi-Takoradi have become unmotorable, hence no comfort to drive in the city" he said.

Mr. Biney added that the number of ministers of state in the Western Region must not be just representatives in Parliament, rather there should have a clear-cut commitment for development from the central government.