Many Ghanaian road contractors are depressed and frustrated because they have fallen on hard times as government has not paid them a penny since 2018.
Vice President of the Association of Road Contractors, Stephen Atatsi, says the situation has left many of them broke and in huge debt that has had an adverse effect on their lives.
“Since 2018, government hasn’t paid a penny to us and he owes us millions of dollars. The amount is as a result of delayed payment and accumulation of interest on certificates locked up at the sector ministry,” Atatsi said whilst speaking on Akoma FM‘s weekend political show Wonsom, which was also telecast on Onua TV Saturday, December 3.
Mr. Atatsi further lamented most of their members are hospitalized due to depression and frustration from persistent pressure from banks and other creditors.
He added that “some of the members are now living from hand to mouth because government has refused to pay huge amount of debt owed them. Some even cannot afford to buy their medical bills, so we are really going through a lot this is not fair”.
He expressed passionate grief about how unfairly government has been treating members of the Association of Road Contractors.
Atatsi called on the government to as a matter of urgency, settle the four-year debt which runs into millions of dollars to enable the road contractors and their families have some relief from the current situations they are facing.
Source: theGhanaianVoice.Com