Photos: Potholes on Eastern Corridor Road now dams, residents angry

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Residents of Jasikan, Kpeve, Have, Hohoe, Nkonya and other adjoining communities in the Oti and Volta regions have described the bad nature of their roads, particularly the Eastern Corridor Road as ‘One Road One Dam.’

Hohoe to Jasikan stretch
Hohoe to Jasikan stretch

According to drivers and motorists who ply the road daily, the bad nature of the roads is affecting quality education and job opportunities in the region.

Dust engulfs road from Peki, Todome to Have.
Dust engulfs road from Peki, Todome to Have

“Yes! We were all happy when those promises were made. Little did we know this was proper propaganda at its peak,” some of them in an interview with Adomonline.com said.

Some of the residents complained about politicians who capitalise on their weaknesses to win power but neglect them after winning power.

Passengers get down from car, attempting to aid driver push car out of mud
Passengers get down from car to aid driver push car out of mud

A thorough tour to the area revealed that many of the residents find it difficult to transact their day-to-day routine to provide food for their families because of muddy road.

Muddy road from Nkonya to Abotiase
Muddy road from Nkonya to Abotiase


Traders and farmers equally complained about the roads because they found it difficult to transport their harvest to bigger cities for market.

Motorist swerves potholes
Motorist swerves potholes

Drivers who are able to move to and fro in the region said they spend much on spare-parts when their vehicles develop faults. Those who are unable to fix theirs are rendered jobless.

The story is not all that bad on other roads. About an hour and thirty minutes’ drive to Atimpoku from Accra is a smooth one but passing through Aboasa, Frankadua to Fintey in the Volta region isn’t easy.

Truck driver drives through muddy pool at Satrokofi
Truck driver drives through muddy pool at Satrokofi

The road from Peki to Kpeve is nowhere near standard. Due to this, the inhabitants find it difficult to market their products. The whole town has been engulfed in dust. One could literally taste dust after breathing in air during a journey in the area. Same applies to some parts of roads at Have.

Sharp curve with deep potholes at Lekpe at Afadjato
Sharp curve with deep potholes at Lekpe at Afadjato

The master of all potholes could be attributed to Hohoe roads. Residents of Satrokofi in the Oti Region just after Hohoe described their roads as ‘One Village One Dam.’

Some Satrokofi inhabitants avoid boarding cars when the rains begin because they cannot complete the journey anyway – huge ponds along the roads render the road difficult to ply.

Road to Jasikan

One man, who spoke to Adomonline.com, said some people capitalise on the bad nature of the road to helping drivers whose cars get stuck during their journey for money.


“The state of the bad roads has made businesses slow down making it difficult for us to fend for ourselves,” another woman lamented.

Car stuck due to poor roads

The drivers and motorists also complained of waist pains.

Potholes make it hard for motorists to travel

Normally, it takes 20 to 30 minutes to drive from Hohoe to Jasikan, but drivers are using almost two hours to complete the same distance currently.

One Road One Pool
One Road One Pool

At the Hohoe taxi and bus station, there were no cars to convey passengers to Jasikan because of poor roads.

The residents, therefore, pleaded with the government to fix their roads to boost economic activities in the area.

Source: Ghana | Adomonline.com | Gershon Mortey