Apremdo, now “mosquito town” as choked gutters give residents hard time

Residents of Apremdo are in a state of dilemma as uncompleted choked gutters are breeding huge mosquitoes which continue to upset them in their daily life.

This is a great concern for the residents as the construction of the main town road and gutters halted after the 2020 elections.

Some residents speaking to Skyy News said the town, is now referred to as “mosquito town” as the breeding of mosquitoes has become dangerous for the community since they keep contracting malaria on the daily basis.

According to them, the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Dr Armah has not heeded their concern and his promise since he won the elections.

However, according to Dr Prince Hamid Armah, the contractor responsible for the construction of the Apremdo town road has been fully paid but has refused to work.

He said this during an interaction on the Jolly Breakfast Show (JBS) on Skyy Power 93.5FM on Monday, February 21.

He noted that the road project was launched on February 20, 2020, under the One Million dollar One Constituency policy during the tenure of the immediate past MP, Joseph Mensah.

“The contractor came on site when we were about to hold elections for the NPP primaries….right after we were done with the elections and I emerged as a winner, he left and has since not stepped his foot on the site.”

“The people of Apremdo are under severe stress, the road is bad and the gutters are choked. I had to do a follow-up and after an engagement with him, the problem was centred on money.”

“I filed a question in parliament to the Ministry of Finance and through the process, he was paid over GHS1 million, but still insist he will not work on the road, I think this is a plan to sabotage me.”

“He told me point blank that he has been paid but the payment was delayed and has used the money to settle some debts in relation to the contract so he will not work on the road.”

Mr Armah believes this is a ploy to sabotage the government and also to sabotage people who are ready to work and help the country.