Drivers who cross the Oti River at Dambai in the Krachi East District of the Volta Region have said it has become a nightmare to travel on those waters because of the state of the Ndewura Jakpa Ferry which is damaging their vehicles on daily basis.
EIB correspondent, Michael Sarpong Mfum, reports that the ferry, which belongs to the Volta Lake Transport Company (V.L.T.C.) is not in good shape and drivers struggle daily to get on board with their vehicles to cross the Oti River.
Logs in the deck and rump are in a bad state. Workers on the ferry have to repair it on regular basis before cars are able to climb on to be sailed across.
Some of the drivers who spoke to GHOne TV News in an interview decried the level at which their cars get damaged often.
Thomas Baidoo a driver who crosses the River on a daily basis told GHOne TV in an interview that the ferry always damages his vehicle.
“My bumper is always damaged anytime I cross with the ferry, this is not helping us, I am not the only one being affected, and you can even ask the other drivers around. I believe government under which ever ministry is responsible to construct some slaps here so that it would us to climb the ferry easily,” Mr. Baido noted.
However, the Marine Superintendent of the Volta Lake Transport Company (V.L.T.C.), Mr. Yakubu Issifu Tanko has assured drivers and passengers that the Ndewura Jakpa Ferry would be replaced by one of the Senchi Ferries.
The Marine Superintendent of the Volta Lake Transport Company, Yakubu Issifu Tanko has however assured drivers and passengers that the Ndewura Jakpa Ferry would be replaced by one of the Senchi Ferries. He said his company spends GHC5, 000 every three months on logs for the deck and rumps of the ferry, a situation which he admits is worrying.
“The ferry is old because of this the rump is curved making it very difficult for drivers to climb up the ferry. One of the ferries from Senchi would be brought here to replace the Ndewura Jakpa whiles the other one would be sent to Yeji,” Mr. Tanko revealed.
By Samuel Sarpong Mfum
