An inspection tour of the construction site of the tunnel linking East Legon to the Spintex Road by Minister of Roads and Highways, Mr Kwasi Amoako-Atta, on Monday turned violent when the bodyguard of the minister was forced to fire warning shots to restore order.
The bodyguard fired two gunshots into the air to control the rude and violent behaviour of a heavy-duty equipment dealer and his workers who had occupied the road reservation area on the Spintex side which is impeding construction works on the GHtf15 million second tunnel under the motorway.
The incident attracted the East Legon Police to the scene and the dealer and his two employees were arrested and bundled into a police vehicle.
The scuffle came after the Chief Engineer of Sonitra, Mr Feda Natour, had complained to the minister that the presence of 50 heavy duty equipment on the Spintex side of the project was hindering construction work.
Meanwhile, the Minister for Roads and Highways has dismissed media reports he was beaten to pulp during a site inspection ahead of the construction of a tunnel to link Spintex Road to East Legon.
Rather, Hon. Kwesi Amoako Atta said he was heckled by workers of a company operating illegally on that parcel of land.
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