AAK Residents Demand Ato Forson 2026 Mid-Year Budget Review To Ghana’s Parliament To Capture Their Road Networks.
As Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson steps before Parliament on Thursday, July 23, 2026, to deliver the Mahama administration’s 2026 mid-year budget review, stakeholders across the country are laying out urgent, unmet demands, with rural communities in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese (AAK) Abural Obokor ” constituency in the central region leading calls for urgent infrastructure investment to alleviate crippling cost-of-living burdens.
AAK traders, residents, Drivers and local leaders have issued a direct appeal to Dr. Ato Forson, Felix Ofosu Kwakye, DCE, to prioritize funding for the constituency’s crumbling rural road networks, arguing that unsafe, unpaved routes have forced transport drivers to impose exorbitant fare hikes that price out commuters and small-scale agricultural traders alike.
The community has tasked its Member of Parliament, Hon. Ofosu Kwakye, to champion this local priority during parliamentary debates to secure the targeted funding, because he do promise them but now he has neglected them.
At the heart of their demands is a direct appeal to the Financial Minister.
Protesters are urging the minister to prioritize and officially allocate funds for the comprehensive repair and upgrade of Obokor’s roads in the upcoming national budget.
Speaking in an interview with Douglas Oyiboh Amponsah, the assembly member of the Obokor, Kwaman Electra Area Hon Stephen York who lead the demonstration carried a clear and stern warning: to MP Ofosu Kwakye, DCE ,if their pleas are ignored and the necessary budgetary provisions are not made, the residents of Obokor are prepared to unite and cast their votes against the incumbent political parties in the next 2028 election.
This threat underscores the depth of their discontent and their determination to leverage their democratic power to effect change.
Some chiefs and Queen Mother of Abural Obokor who take part of the protest emphasized that, their action is not politically motivated in support of any single party, but rather a desperate measure to secure essential public services for their community.
The atmosphere, while charged with emotion, remained largely peaceful, with protesters emphasizing their commitment to non-violent means of seeking redress. Authorities are monitoring the situation closely, and initial responses from government officials are eagerly awaited by the anxious community.
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By Douglas Oyiboh Amponsah.
