Former Deputy Education Minister in charge of tertiary education, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, is noted for his commitment to holding the feet of the current government to the fire, especially when it comes to promises made to the people of Ghana in the run-up to the 2016 elections.
And that is how politicians are supposed to behave-integrity is everything and when one makes a promise to the people, he should be held accountable to the people.
Ironically, Mr. Okudzeto Ablakwa appears to be pivoting away from the very integrity he strenuously demands from his colleague politicians, and even non-political actors who serve in other public offices. Why?
Back in June 2016, then a minister in the John Mahama administration, Mr. Okudzeto Ablakwa, delivering the commencement speech at Ashesi University at Berekuso at the Akuapim South in the Eastern Region, made a promise to the school authorities and students to ensure the then government fixes the roads leading up to the school.
Among assurances to fully accredit the school to award its own degrees, he talked about a discussion with the sector minister to address the poor nature of the roads.
 
“Finally, let me assure you, that on my way here I have had discussions with the minister for roads and highways; in my interaction with Ashesi University officials, I know there are two issues that government has to pay attention to. Dr. Awuah has done his bit, we need to support the National Accreditation Board to grant your Presidential Charter, which is on course; and then we need to fix the Berekuso road,â€
According to him, the road has been “programmed†by the roads ministry and work will soon begin.
“I want to assure you that, that road, from what I have been told by the sector Minister, has been programmed. And we are hoping that by the time we come here for the next graduation, we will see a different road, and we will see that progress has been made.â€
It has been more than a year since that pledge was made but the road remains in the same deplorable state the MP for North Tongu drove on to the event. The entire stretch, more than 10km, is unpaved, bumpy and immotorable for even 4 wheel drives.
The school is also located at the constituency of O.B. Amoah, the MP for the area who is familiar with the bad nature of the roads, but he appears to have turned a blind eye to it.Â
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Mr. Amoah is very familiar with the road because he travelled on it to campaign for an election both himself and his party won, so it is rather strange that he has not even bothered to see the need to fix it.
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