By Solomon T. Gaye
Several cargo trucks and commercial vehicles carrying passengers to the southeastern counties are stranded in the mud between Nimba and Grand Gedeh Counties.
Rosetta Bai, a commuter who spoke to the Inquirer said they have been stranded in the mud for seven days in Voley Town, near Tappita due to the bad road.
According to Madam Bai, she and her sister was going to attend a funeral In Zwedru, but because of the deplorable condition on the Nimba-Grand Gedeh route, they were unable to form part of the funeral program.
Lamenting her ordeal she said, “My little sister and my seven year-old son later got on motorcycle that cost them L$15, 000 to go to Zwedru but I am decided to wait here for the truck to get out of the mud.”
Since August 2024, many trucks conveying goods as well as other commercial vehicles attempting to transport passengers to the southeastern region are all stranded in various towns along the lower Nimba belt in the mud awaiting the CRSG yellow machines to haul them out of the bad area.
Speaking to this paper in Tappita, a concerned resident, Jimmy Gongbaye, explained that bad road between Tappita and Zwedru has stopped all movements of people and trades between the two counties.
“Every Wednesday of the week is Tappita Market Day; since the beginning of August 2024, nobody leaves from Grand Gedeh or Tappita or vice versa to carry goods due to the spread out mud along the roads,” elder Gongbaye revealed.
A petroleum seller, George Wonley, explained that the Nimba-Grand Gedeh route has been cut off between Tappita and Zwedru for the past several weeks.
“We who sell gas are now buying petroleum in drums in Ganta and transport them to Zwedru on a motorbike for L$15, 000,” Wonley explaned.
Traveling from Nimba to Toe Town in Grand Gedeh, many cargo trucks and commercial vehicles carrying passengers to Zwedru or River Gee were seen stranded in the mud along the road while some vehicles were seen parked in some towns waiting for the road to get dry before leaving for their various destinations.
