Residents living in Dichemso, Asawase, and its adjoining communities who use a metal bridge connecting Asawase to Christ Apostolic School in Dichemso in the Ashanti Region, have decried the deplorable state of the bridge, thus calling on the government to fix it.
The dilapidated state of a bridge which connects Asawase to Christ Apostolic school complex at Dichemso in Kumasi has become a death trap instead of an access route which was its intended usage, according to commuters who ply the bridge.
According to the headmistress of Christ Apostolic School Complex Vida Oppong Boakye, the metal bridge constructed years ago by the Christ Apostolic Church for the communities has seen no maintenance since its construction five years ago. The metal planks laid as well as railings of the bridge have rusted and are worn out.
Commuters, especially school children who live in the Asawase-Dichemso area have to use the dilapidated bridge every day to school.
Twelve-year-old, Justice Adu Twum, a student in class six at the Christ Apostolic School complex tells Asaase news that he is always in fear when using the bridge to School. He said he has to skip school on rainy days due to the nature of the bridge.
“we use this bridge every day, and sometimes when it rains, we can’t even pass on the bridge, one can even slip and fall into the river, so when it rains sometimes, I don’t come to school.”
Oppong Boakye expressed her frustration about the state of the bridge indicating that they sometimes record three injuries in a day.
She called on the Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Matthew Opoku Prempeh to come to their aid and fix the poor bridge.
“When it rains heavy, even when it starts drizzling, it becomes terrifying, because when school is in section and it starts raining, we do not know how the children will cross to the other end, so sometimes we have to get a car to converge all of them to their homes, because they cannot use that bridge because it is very terrifying, sometimes even when it’s not raining, we can record about three to four injuries in a day.
So we are pleading with our NAPO (Member of Parliament for Manhyia South}, Matthew Opoku Prempeh) to come to our aid to make it better for the society as a whole not just for the school.”
Some of the commuters who spoke to Asaase news also shared their fear when using the bridge, reiterating that the situation is worsened when it rains. They therefore called on authorities to come to their aid and reconstruct the bridge before any unfortunate misfortune is recorded.
Irene Pomaa Kumi
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