A Plus threatens demo against gov’t over poor roads, streetlights

Controversial musician-cum-politician, A Plus, known by real name Kwame Asare Obeng, has embarked on a campaign aimed at amassing public support against the government if it fails to address the issues of poor street lighting and the bad state of roads in the country.

He has, therefore, given the government a one-week ultimatum to address the problems or face the wrath of the citizens.

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In a post on Instagram Wednesday, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) sympathizer expressed his displeasure at the bad state of roads in the country and the lack of street lights on major highways which have resulted in several accidents and deaths.

Below is the post

 

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We the National Association of Talkatives and the Comment Readers Association of Ghana are going to embark on a massive demonstration and sack all the toll collectors until maintenance works and streetlights are fixed on the motorway. We are not asking government to go to China or to the IMF or the World Bank for loans. We are demanding that it is financed with the streetlight levy we pay when we buy electricity and the toll we have paid for decades and continue to pay when we use the road. Just one week! One week! If we don’t hear anything we will move thousands of people there. How can people pay toll so that they can be killed. Why are we paying for are own death? In Ghana you can’t even die for free? You have to pay to be killed on a motorway? What crime have Ghanaians committed? One big demo by “The Prople” is coming! Show by hands if you are in. THE TIME IS NOW!!! LETS DO THIS FOR GHANA!!!

A post shared by The People’s Person (@kwameaplus) on Oct 24, 2018 at 4:56am PDT

He further questioned the use of streetlight levies and road tolls by the government.

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Road accident statistics

Data from the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) indicate that a total of 2,076 people died in road traffic accidents in 2017.

According to the data, out of the 3,300 pedestrians who were knocked down, 879 died, while 2,421 survived their injuries.

According to the data, while 20,444 vehicles were involved in accidents, 12,166 passengers were injured.