Residents of Suame have booed the majority leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, due to the area's inadequate road system.
According to reports, sachet water and other objects including coconut husk were thrown at the MP's car in the Ashanti Region's Suame constituency.
Mr. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu acknowledged the irate locals' complaints in an interview with JoyNews, noting that "they are not happy about the status of the roads, therefore if they see somebody in charge, obviously they would respond this way."
The neighbours converged on him and began hurling objects his way; it required the prompt intervention of the Police to remove him to safety. Residents protested on Friday in response to the Suame MP's failure to maintain their roads, who had angered them due to the bad condition of the roadways.
If the roads are not repaired, they threatened to hold another demonstration.
With this in mind, the Majority Leader reportedly travelled to the Constituency to check on the contractor's progress.
The angry kid hurried to the roadway after learning of his arrival, when he started hooting and throwing water sachets at the MP.
Mr. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu cited the contractor's presence on the job site as an explanation for the delay in the road's construction. However, around halfway through the project, he encountered a severe bitumen shortage.
"Last week, there was a significant demonstration here at Suame Magazine. It has to do with the reconstruction and renovation of the major road leading from the Suame roundabout. The Minister of Roads and Highways gave a contract to a contractor to repair the road since it had multiple potholes and was contributing to certain accidents.
The artists were saying that dust had taken over since there was a lot of it on the roadways, which were quite busy. They deal in spare parts, of course; they are mechanics, and when the dust collects on the components, it makes them look ancient, so they are unable to sell at the rates that they would want to. In addition, breathing the dust was also making people sick, which is what prompted the demonstration, he said.
The contractor had to travel to La Cote D'Ivoire to purchase bitumen after having to wait for almost two weeks in order to finish the work he had begun, according to the Majority Leader.
He said that the youth's behaviour did not bother him. This, Mr. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu noted, is because he acknowledges the young have legitimate worries, particularly when they anticipate the government would address their difficulties.
He continued by saying that it's possible the kids erupted because they weren't properly informed about the status of the project.