Government has come under attack as residents of Kpoloya Town in Bong County Electoral District #4 feel abandoned.
They had reportedly continued enduring decades of neglect by surviving without basic services.
As the result, Kpoloya Town Chief, Arthur Togba, has openly criticized government’s continued “failure” to provide safe drinking water, healthcare and accessible roads to a community of more than 300 inhabitants.
They described the situation as “unacceptable and dangerous.”
Chief Togba said, the entire town depends on a single hand pump as its only source of safe drinking water.
He added: “When the pump breaks down or the well dries up, residents, including children and the elderly; are forced to drink from nearby creeks and streams, exposing us to serious waterborne diseases.” This is not a new problem. We have complained about the condition so many times, but no government authority has taken lasting action.”
The consequences, he said, have been severe. Children and elderly residents frequently fall ill due to drinking “unsafe water,” while families are left with no alternatives.
Even more alarming, Kpoloya Town has no health facility at all.
Sick residents must travel long distances to neighboring communities to seek medical attention; often on foot or by motorbike along nearly impassable roads.
Pregnant women, children, and the elderly are the hardest hit, with delays in treatment sometimes becoming a matter of life and death.
Chief Togba also condemned government’s neglect of the road network.
He revealed that residents are forced to clear and maintain the roads all by themselves, using basic tools and manpower.
“During the rainy season, the roads become virtually unusable, cutting the town off from markets, schools, and emergency services. The government only remembers us during elections. After that, we are left on our own.”
The situation in Kpoloya Town, one resident said, highlights a broader pattern of rural neglect in Bong County where communities continue to exist without the most basic public services, while national leaders promised development that never reaches us.
Chief Togba has meanwhile, demanded immediate government intervention, including the construction of a clinic, the installation of additional safe drinking water facilities, and the rehabilitation of the road network.
He warned that continued silence from authorities will only deepen suffering and fuel public anger.