NINTING GETS RELIEF AT LONG LAST

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The Chiefs and people of Ninting in the Mampong Municipality of Ashanti have thanked the Ashanti Regional Minister, Mr. Simon Osei-Mensah, the Ghana Highways Authority and the Ashanti Today for the intercessory roles they played in responding to calls for the erection of speed ramps in the town to control the speed of vehicles to save lives of residents and visitors. 

Speaking to Ashanti Today, the Head of the Ninting Royal Family, Nana Adu Asare, said following the distress calls by the people using various strategies including a broadcast by the Ashanti Today, the Ghana Highways Authority last Friday, May 11, dispatched its workers to the town to build concrete speed ramps at strategic portions of the main Kumasi-Mampong road. 

According to Nana Adu Asare, it took the GHA staff up to about 11 pm on the day in question to fix the problem without taking any money from the chiefs and people. 

He commended the Regional Minister for acting swiftly on a petition by some citizens of the town such as the Medical Director of the Tema General Hospital, Dr. Kwabena Opoku Adu, and a member of the Government’s Communications Team, Ben Arthur, who is also a civil engineer, to get the Highways Authority to place premium on the situation. 

Nana Adu Asare thanked the Ashanti Today also for showing keen interest and highlighting the plight of the people and bringing it to the attention of duty bearers. 

He noted that with the erection of the speed ramps, the people would be less worried about their safety and that of their children while using the road compared with the situation in the past. 

Ninting, which lies just after the Asante Mampong Scarp from the Kumasi direction of the road, has been plagued by high cases of pedestrian knockdowns by speeding motorists resulting in the death of about 46 persons and various degrees to many others in the last three years. 

This caused an agitation among the opinion leaders and the residents to find a solution to protect their lives. 

Meanwhile, Nana Adu Asare has assured citizens of Ninting that proceeds realized from a recent levy on each household for purposes of constructing the speed rumps will be used to re-activate the street lighting system which has been dysfunctional for some time now. 

This, he noted, would also help in improving the security situation of the town.





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