Hon. Abdul Rauf Tubazu, MP.NDC Ayawaso Central
By Sankofaonline News Desk
For more than a decade, residents of Kotobabi watched politicians come and go with promises to fix one of the community’s most persistent infrastructure challenges. Successive administrations spoke of solutions, community leaders submitted appeals, and residents endured flooding, poor sanitation, and deteriorating conditions. Yet the critical drainage system connecting Wembley Park, Alajo Market, and the Post Office remained unfinished.
Today, that story is changing.
The Assembly Member for the Kotobabi Electoral Area, Hon. Tommy Thompson, has publicly commended the Member of Parliament for Ayawaso Central, Hon. Abdul Rauf Tubazu, for delivering a project many residents had almost given up hope of seeing completed.
Speaking on behalf of community members, Hon. Thompson expressed profound appreciation for what he described as a decisive intervention by the MP to reconstruct and complete the long-neglected drainage channel, a project he says has become a symbol of responsive leadership and tangible development.
According to the Assembly Member, the drainage challenge dates back well over a decade. He recalled that around the 2012 general elections, political assurances were made to address the deteriorating gutter system. While some initial efforts were undertaken in portions of the drainage network, the project was never fully completed, leaving residents to grapple with the consequences year after year.
“Some years back, precisely around the 2012 general elections, Henry Quartey came around and promised to fix this gutter,” Thompson recounted. “At the time, Alhaji Yea was fixing his section, but he couldn’t complete it. Since then, nothing was done.”
The Assembly Member disclosed that the community repeatedly sought assistance from various authorities, including the District Assembly, Municipal Coordinating Directors, Municipal Chief Executives, and former Members of Parliament. Despite numerous appeals, the worsening condition of the drainage system remained unresolved.
For many residents and traders operating along the corridor, the deteriorating gutter became a daily reminder of unfulfilled promises and institutional neglect.
Now, however, visible construction activity has brought renewed optimism.
Heavy reconstruction work is currently underway, with masonry works already completed and workers actively pouring concrete to reinforce and finalize sections of the drainage structure. The sight of construction crews on site has generated excitement among residents who had long questioned whether the project would ever move beyond campaign rhetoric.
Hon. Thompson did not hide his admiration for the speed with which the project has been undertaken, noting that Hon. Abdul Rauf Tubazu has initiated and advanced the work within just one year and seven months of assuming office.
“As I am speaking now, seeing is believing,” the Assembly Member declared. “Honorable Abdul Rauf Tubazu, the Golden Boy and MP for Ayawaso Central, is in office fixing the problem . Within just one year and seven months, this gentleman is working so hard and assiduously to fix the gutter within our community, and the people are so happy about it.”
The project has become more than a drainage reconstruction exercise. For many constituents, it represents accountability in governance and a demonstration that campaign commitments can be translated into concrete results.
Reflecting the mood across Kotobabi, Hon. Thompson delivered a heartfelt message from residents, who have asked him to convey their gratitude directly to the Member of Parliament.
“The people within the community asked me as Assemblyman to tell the MP that we say Ayeekoo,” he said. “God bless him and God richly bless him for doing a yeoman’s job for us. We love him and we pray for him to stay on and do even more for the entire constituency.”
Once completed, the reconstructed drainage channel is expected to significantly reduce flooding, improve sanitation, and enhance environmental conditions along the Wembley Park, Alajo Market, and Post Office corridor. For traders, motorists, and residents who have endured years of inconvenience, the project offers the prospect of a cleaner, safer, and more resilient community.
In a political landscape often criticized for promises left unfulfilled, the ongoing work in Kotobabi is being celebrated by residents as proof that development is not measured by speeches or slogans, but by visible results that improve the lives of ordinary citizens.
And for many in Kotobabi, after years of waiting, the concrete now being poured into the community’s drainage system has become a visible symbol of hope finally taking shape.
By Sankofaonline News Desk
