Apart from the anglophone problem and the Bokoharam insurgence that plagues our beloved country Cameroon, Accidents have also tolled the list for the past months with getting to 50 lives or more lost, with the latest being the one on the Likomba-Mutengene road in the South West Region that led to the lost of two lives.
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The major cause of accidents is the state of the roads, a major case in point being National Highway No. 5 that links the North West region to the West. The state of this road is so pathetic. It takes close to four hours for a skilled driver to leave from Babadjou to Bamenda, a distance that would normally take an hour or so when the roads were good. The whole population of the North West cries out for the roads to be put in order. The poor state of the roads afflicts health problems, pregnant women and the sick a strained to the maximum. The circulation of goods has also been limited by the state of the road.
Its true the forces of Law and Order are Out on the highways to ensure the safety of road users; how efficient will it be when most of the roads in question are just not usable?
Many drivers have swapped to the use of the Mamfe road in order to get to Douala and Buea. This has left petty traders who sell along the Bamenda-Babadjou corridor in a devastatingsituation
The general population of the North West Region cries out for the help of the government to link them back to the country through the road because they feel cut off.
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| ACCIDENT SCENE; LIKOMBA-MUTENGENE ROAD |
The major cause of accidents is the state of the roads, a major case in point being National Highway No. 5 that links the North West region to the West. The state of this road is so pathetic. It takes close to four hours for a skilled driver to leave from Babadjou to Bamenda, a distance that would normally take an hour or so when the roads were good. The whole population of the North West cries out for the roads to be put in order. The poor state of the roads afflicts health problems, pregnant women and the sick a strained to the maximum. The circulation of goods has also been limited by the state of the road.
Its true the forces of Law and Order are Out on the highways to ensure the safety of road users; how efficient will it be when most of the roads in question are just not usable?
Many drivers have swapped to the use of the Mamfe road in order to get to Douala and Buea. This has left petty traders who sell along the Bamenda-Babadjou corridor in a devastatingsituation
The general population of the North West Region cries out for the help of the government to link them back to the country through the road because they feel cut off.