- Wajah-Akura community lacks electricity and mobile network connectivity
- Residents hang phones on trees to access weak signals
- Teachers avoid postings due to poor amenities
Residents of Wajah-Akura, a farming community in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region, are urgently appealing for support to address the lack of electricity and mobile network coverage—issues they say are severely hindering development and daily life.
With no reliable mobile signal, some residents resort to hanging their phones on trees in an effort to catch a weak signal.
During a visit to the area, Adom News reporter Obrempongba K. Owusu noted that the absence of power and communication services has significantly disrupted everyday routines, limiting access to education and economic opportunities.
Locals expressed frustration over the lack of basic services, which they say has left them isolated from the rest of the country. “Our children’s education is suffering. Teachers refuse postings here because there’s no electricity or network,” one resident explained.
The community’s only basic school is struggling, as poor infrastructure deters teachers from remaining in the area to teach.
Joseph Antwi Awal, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Nkwanta South, acknowledged the situation and said steps are being taken to resolve the challenges.
He revealed that seventeen communities, including Wajah-Akura, were earmarked for a rural electrification project launched under former President John Dramani Mahama.
Although the project stalled under the current administration, Mr. Awal assured that plans are underway to revive it, aiming to connect these underserved areas to the national grid.
He stressed that bridging the infrastructure gap is not just about improving living standards, but about empowering communities that have long been neglected.
