As the Ghana Road Transport Union parked their cars to highlight the bad condition of the roads in the region, passengers in Shama, in the Western Region, were left stranded on Monday morning.

Traditional officials who are dissatisfied with the district's situation joined the truckers in their protest.

Workers, students, and other commuters were left stuck as a result of the protest, according to Paa Kojo Peters of Connect FM.

He continued by saying that the protesters stopped all cars from traveling to any area in the district, which stopped the local economy.

All of the Shama Traditional Council's appeals to the government to intervene on their behalf, according to acting Queen mother Nana Akosua Gyamfiaba, have been unsuccessful.


She claims they discussed the best course of action with the Minister of Roads, Kwesi Amoako-Atta, but nothing productive came of it.

She continues by saying that the Minister informed them that if the roads are not fixed, they have no recourse.

If we demonstrate and the roads are not finished, the roads minister phoned and informed us there was nothing we could do. We have discussed our issues with the Western Region Minister, DCE, and everyone else, but because no one is acting, we have made the decision to demonstrate in order to express our frustration. She said, "This government is doing nothing in Shama."


John Amoh, the GPRTU's Shama District Chairman, added that all of the district's roads were dangerous for his drivers.

He continues by saying that they would keep on protesting until their complaints are addressed.

Our roads are all terrible. There is not a single town in Shama that has adequate asphalt, despite what the government has been misleading us about.

"Even though we are all Ghanaians, it seems like this administration has given up on us. The president came to cut sod for the project after making a pledge to build us a district hospital, but as of right now, not even a single block has been laid. We'll keep protesting until our complaints are addressed," he said.