Member of Parliament for Ada, Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe has criticised local youth for planning a demonstration over poor infrastructure, accusing them of political inconsistency and unfairly targeting the current government over long-standing development challenges.

The lawmaker had said in a Facebook post that the group remained silent during previous years under the opposition New Patriotic Party when key road projects stalled, but had now mobilised against the current administration led by President John Dramani Mahama.

She argued that despite the National Democratic Congress National Democratic Congress government being in office for about 18 months, work had already begun on inner roads in the area, and questioned the motives behind the planned protest.

“The NPP stopped the Kasseh to Ada Foah road construction in 2017 in the name of investigations,” she said, adding that residents “never demonstrated” during the party’s eight years in power.

“Today, your party has been in power for just one and a half years, and the government has already started constructing inner roads… yet you are teaming up with the NPP to demonstrate,” she wrote.

The Ada Youth are demanding urgent action on deteriorating roads, healthcare services, street lighting and coastal erosion affecting communities in the Greater Accra Region.

The group hit the streets on Saturday (23 May), accusing successive governments, including the previous administration of the New Patriotic Party New Patriotic Party, of failing to complete critical infrastructure projects and address worsening living conditions.

The youth said residents had endured “preventable hardships” caused by decades of neglect in infrastructure and social services despite the area’s economic potential in fishing, tourism, salt production and agriculture.

The petition identified six major roads requiring urgent rehabilitation, including the Sege-Lolonya Road, Kasseh-Ada Foah Road and Ada Foah-Totope Road, describing them as critical to economic activity and movement within the enclave.

“How many more lives must be affected before meaningful intervention is undertaken?” the petition said.

Residents are also seeking expanded street lighting systems, arguing that poor visibility at night has contributed to insecurity and road safety risks across several communities.

On healthcare, the group cited limited access to emergency services, inadequate ambulance coverage and pressure on existing health facilities.

“No resident should lose life or dignity because assistance arrived too late,” the petition stated, while acknowledging the efforts of healthcare workers operating under difficult conditions.

The youth further called for the modernization of the Kasseh Market and renewed sea defence projects to protect coastal communities including Akplabanya, Anyam, Azizakpe, Aflive and Azizanya, which face persistent erosion threats.

The petition gave the government three weeks to begin visible action and said the appeal should not be viewed as political confrontation.

“The people of Ada seek partnership. The people of Ada seek development. The people of Ada seek action. Ada deserves better,” it concluded.

The document was signed by lead convener Opesika Tetteh Puplampu and copied to several government institutions, including the Ministries of Roads and Highways, Health, Local Government and Works and Housing.