By Kofi Owusu, Pru West

There was wild jubilation among the residents of Prang, the Pru West District capital of the Bono East Region, when the inner roads of the towns in the district were tarred recently by the Akufo-Addo government.

The opinion leaders of the towns, mostly chiefs, could not hide their joy, describing the reality as “historic” as this is the first time the Prang inner roads have seen asphalt since the creation of the district.

Current state of Prang inner roads

Some residents, who spoke to this paper, showered praises on the Paramount Chief for the area, Nana Kwadwo Nyarko III, for his good lobbying skills that had brought Prang to this level.

“We’re very proud of Nana Kwadwo Nyarko for everything he has been doing for us, ranging from education, health infrastructure, among other interventions,” a resident said.

One Baba Amadu described Nana Kwadwo Nyarko’s leadership skills as “unmatched”. He, therefore, called on the leadership of the country to offer him a national award.

Nana Kwadwo Nyarko III, Pranghene

He was happy that Prang could now merit its status as a district capital. He, however, appealed to the Pranghene not to be complacent but rather continue to lobby for more developmental projects to improve the lives of his people.

It would be recalled that a few months ago, motor riders and commercial drivers made a passionate appeal to the government to fix the Prang roads. According to them, they have been spending huge sums of money on maintenance due to the danger the bad roads pose to their machines on a daily basis.

The Pranghene took the concerns raised by the motor riders seriously and consulted the appropriate authorities to fix the roads in question.

On his part, Nana Kwadwo Nyarko III was full of joy for the level of development at Prang.

He said fixing the Prang inner roads was one of his major concerns. He, therefore, thanked the Akufo-Addo government through the Member of Parliament for the area, who doubles as Deputy Minister of Roads, Mr. Stephen Jallula, for their efforts that had transformed Prang.

Hence, he implored the government to remain fully committed to doing more to promote the economic well-being and development of his people.

He recalled that there was a passionate appeal by the chiefs and people of Prang prior to the fixing of the roads, and it is not surprising that President Akufo-Addo is being described as a “listening President.”

Nana Kwadwo Nyarko said the Pru West District was created out of Pru East by the current administration, with the aim of decentralising development and, indeed, it had come to pass.

The chief urged the people in the area to continue to support him in order to lobby for more developmental projects for them.