Bosomtwe: Nobody wears white clothes in my community, they’ll be coloured by dust — Adwafo Chief laments poor road network

The Chief of Adwafo, near Kuntenase in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti region, Nana Osei Bannor, has expressed worry about the poor nature of the road linking them to Kuntenase.

He said the dust from the uncoated road is the major cause of health hazards including catarrh, cough and sore throat.

He added that the road is also negatively impeding economic activities in the community as residents are faced with difficulties in transporting their farm produce to other communities for markets.

Expressing his worry to this reporter on Friday, January 28, 2022, Nana Bannor called on the government to tar the road.

He also expressed worries over the countless appeals made to the district assembly to address the situation but to avail.

“The dusty nature of the road is killing us here. A lot of my people are dying from catarrh, coughs and sore throats. As I talked to you, u could hear that I am suffering from catarrh. Nobody wears white clothes in the community, for the fear of being coloured by the dust,” he stated.

He further stated that the poor nature of the road makes commuters suffer a lot in getting vehicles to other communities either transferring their farm produce to sell or the sick.

“No commercial driver wants to come to Adwafo for the fear of breaking down his vehicle due to the road’s unmotorable nature. Sick people risk losing their lives over transportation problems so I am pleading with authorities to fix the road for us,” he pleaded.

Some of the residents speaking to this portal admitted that the dusty nature of the road in the community is really affecting their health as they are forced to breath in dust everyday.