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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018   
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Good on them
"Poor road network is worsening the level of poverty at Kotokuom in the Ashanti Region, TV3 can say. The major road linking Kotokuom to Kwanfinfi has been in a bad state for years, compelling most commercial drivers to halt their services on the stretch. Only four-wheeled and heavy-duty vehicles can ply the road currently. The Kotokuom community has earned itself the accolade “Land Rover community” because about 90 per cent of the vehicles that are able to render commercial services to Kotokuom are Land Rovers. The Land Rovers take 13 persons including the driver, and each passenger pays GH˘2.50 for a 3-kilometre journey from Kotokuom to Kwanfinfi. Most taxis have broken down beyond repairs because of the bad nature of the road. The few taxis and 207 Mercedes Benz buses that render services charge higher fares. “I decided to change using taxi to Land Rover because the cost of maintaining the taxi anytime I use it on the road was unbearable,” said Alhassan Illiasu." http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/regi...xis-427209 |
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1st Apr 2016 7:27am |
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| Riccarton Member Since: 10 Aug 2015 Location: Gods' Own Country Posts: 280  
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You know things are bad when it's cheaper to run a Defender than a regiular taxis
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1st Apr 2016 8:06am |
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