By Alex Boye
The Paramount Chief of Joma within the Ga West Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, Nii Armah Okropong Shikpontse I, has expressed worry over developmental challenges bedevilling his area.
According to him, the area has since independence suffered from lack basic amenities that could promote the development of the area.
Nii Shikpontse I, at a press conference held at his palace yesterday, bemoaned how the area could not even boost of a common public basic school.
“We are Ghanaians just as any persons in the country, and we therefore deserve development projects that are being witnessed in other communities across the country(sic),” he lamented.
The Chief also expressed worry over delay of work on the road that linked Joma and Ablekuma and pleaded with authorities to intervene.
According to him, community members are always forced to visit the hospital weekly due to the hazards posed to them by the bad nature of the road.
He appealed to the government and the minister for roads to ensure that the road was completed before the end of the 2024 year.
According to him, petitions have also been sent “to the government over their seized lands in the erstwhile late General Acheampong regime with reference to El 130 of 1977 for the retrieval of our lands but it has yielded no positive results.”
Joma Chief Worries Over Lack Of Development
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