Kennedy Agyapong, the chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Defence and Interior has called for the immediate dismissal of the urban roads director of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly.
His call comes after some students of Islamic Senior High School clashed with the police after protesting over carnage on the main road leading to the school.
At least 25 students were injured when the police fired warning shots and used pepper spray to disperse the angry students.
Speaking after leading members of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Defence and Interior to the school, Agyapong said the urban roads failed to provide speed ramps on the road despite several requests from the school.
“We have evidence,.. the school has written to the Ashanti Regional Urban Roads director since 2010, the last one was September 2021, nothing has been done, people are dying, people get injured, damage to their cars.
“And all the letters get no results. I think somebody should be fired from there, honestly. If I were the minister, I will fire the urban roads director,” he said.
Agyapong said Monday’s incident could have been avoided if the urban roads had responded to the numerous requests from the Islamic Senior High School.
Below is a video of the committee members visiting one of the victims:
Jonathan Ofori and Fred Dzakpata
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