Residents of Obosomase, a community in the Akuapem North Municipality of the Eastern region have called on the government to extend the provision of social amenities to help make life better in the area.

The residents lamented bitterly about the deplorable state of roads in the area, which according to them, have derailed business activities in the area.

Touching on the challenges in the area, they said that farmers even find it difficult to transport farm produce to market centres as a result of poor road networks.

Tete Samuel Sakyi, Aspiring Assembly Member for Obosomase Electoral Area expressed disappointment in the leaders of the area over lack of progress and development in the community.

‘‘We lack many social amenities in this community, our roads are in a deplorable state for the past eight years, no provision of street lights, and unhygienic refuse dams all over the area,’’ Tete Samuel Sakyi bemoaned.

He called on the government to come to their aid with interventions to reduce the unemployment rate, adding that the Obosomase community deserves support from the government.

Tete Samuel Sakyi promised to address sanitation problems, unemployment rate, road network, street lights and other problems if given the nod.

He indicated that he would support any development project that the government would extend to the Obosomase community.

Nana Kyenku Osofo Pare II, the High Chief Priest for Obosomase Akuapem on his part complained bitterly over the lack of infrastructural development in the community.

Nana Kyenku Pare II said that Obosomase has been neglected and has suffered for many years without social amenities like roads and portable water.

He, therefore, appealed to the government and appropriate authorities in the district with immediate effect to come up with solutions to solve the problems in the community.