A scuffle broke out at the Flower Port junction when Mr Kwasi Amoako-Atta, the Minister of Roads and Highways, visited the construction of the Spintex underground tunnel that would link the area to East Legon.
Mr Feda Natour, the Chief Engineer of SONITRA, who briefed the Minister on the progress of work, said the excavators on the other side of the road were hindering their work and pleaded with the Minister to ensure their evacuation.
In that regard, the Minister and his entourage went to the site where the excavators were located.
Fortunately, the owner of the excavators was there so the Minister gave him a two-week ultimatum to evacuate his equipment since any delay would incur extra cost to the Government.
However, the owner whose name was given as Arrey was quite rude to the Minister saying how does the Minister expect him to remove the over 50 equipment in two weeks.
Arrey also claimed he is member of the New Patriotic Party and wondered why he was being treated inhumanely.
This resulted in hot verbal exchanges between the Minister and Arrey.
The exchanges turned into a scuffle when two employees of the owner of the excavators joined the fray and the bodyguard of the Minister had to fire two warning shots.
The Minister told the media that he would use sovereign power of the state to ensure that the right thing was done.
He said the excavators were within road reservation area and that they were squatters and would not allow them to hinder the progress of
Source: GNA
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This minister is power drunk. He takes unilateral decisions and expect everyone to jump. You close two bridges in the same at very crucial time such as this without giving any better alternative cos him his family and friends will just use 4wheel drives with flashing lights to go through the same bridge that he claims has been closed. I used the eastern thing of a road and currently sick as I type. If we were to suggest reshuffling to the president he would be number one on my list.
***barred word*** and double ***barred word***. Since when did this so called Minister realizes that they are squatters? Duncan William's Action Chappell must as well be Squatters. The tunnel being dug is outmoded and unnecessary when President Mahama's Interchange from the Flower Pot connecting Motorway and East Legon is far Advanced. "Waste of Our Money"
Why does Peacefmonline block our words with 'barred word'? Please allow us to express our feelings.
This is ***barred word***. We looking at the interest of the majority and your personal well being. NPP member and so what? Are you the only person who voted for NPP. Just move your machines. Next elections you can choose not to vote.
say it again.
Because u are also npp u won't move the excavators from the site for construction to continue? Only in Ghana