Drivers who ply Kumawu road are complaining of its poor nature.

One of such people is the former Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transport (BOST) and Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), Mr Kwame Awuah-Darko, who used the road recently.

He expressed shock over the poor nature of the roads when his vehicle got stuck in the mud for hours, and called on the government to, as a matter of urgency, fix those roads.

Meanwhile, some disgruntled drivers of Kumawu on Thursday almost embarked on what would have been a demonstration over bad roads in the district.

The drivers expressed worry about the nature of roads in the area, which, according to them, has been a challenge over the years.

According to the drivers, road projects in the Kumawu District have suffered major setbacks.

The drivers told the media that the poor nature of the roads results in frequent breakdowns of vehicles and difficulty in transporting residents and foodstuffs to the market.

They described the initiative as a scam and blamed the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Mr Philip Basoah, for not addressing their plight.

They said: “Let the Akufo-Addo-led government be reminded that Kumawu is also in the Ashanti region but we haven’t had a feel of his year of roads – not a kilometre has been constructed. Basoah was Assemblymember for years before he was elected MP, he’s aware of all these challenges, yet not making any efforts to address them.”

“Where are the roads the government keeps making noise about?”, they queried.

Meanwhile, the government, through the Minister of Roads and Highways, Mr Amoako Attah, says 500 kilometres of new road projects will be completed in the Ashanti region by December this year, in line with its Year of Roads initiative declared by President Akufo-Addo last year.

The President said already, 460 kilometres of the new road projects under construction in the region is scheduled for completion.