Residents of Chorkor, Chemuenaa, Shiabu, and its environs have rejected claims that they deliberately destroyed a bridge in the community.

The floating bridge which was recently constructed by the MP of the area, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful to facilitate the easy movement of the people across the Chemu canal connecting Chorkor to Shiabu in Accra was washed away by the heavy downpour on Sunday, April 26.

Speaking to pressmen in Parliament on Thursday, the MP who doubles as Minister of Communications bemoaned why some members of the community would actually plot to destroy the bridge which was serving the needs of the whole community just for their own parochial interest.

“It was some miscreants living in the community who tampered with the bridge leading to its collapse. It is not as a result of the flood as has been suggested by some people. The people who are making money from the people from their tolled bridges know something about this issue,” she lamented.

But responding to the allegations, residents say it was unfortunate for the MP to have claimed that the bridge was deliberately destroyed.

The residents who vented their anger in a report by Ablade TV said it makes no sense for them to destroy something that was serving them.

”We have stayed in Chorkor Chemuenaa and Shiabu since childhood. We know too well the stream, oftentimes cars carry away several things like vehicles and kiosks. I, therefore, wondered about the type of bridge constructed, which as it were looked like a canopy walkway,” a resident said.

”Your social standing should not be a basis to treat people with malice. Claiming the bridge was deliberately destroyed is an affront to us,” another resident said.

Another resident in the report said, ”Are we insane to destroy a bridge that easily facilitates our movement to and fro the community? There is a video of how the bridge was washed away. Has the minister not seen it yet? It was caused by rubbish. If funds meant for a better project were misappropriated, she should come clear.”

Source: ABCNewsgh.com