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About 150 desperate and frustrated road contractors yesterday morning storm the Fidelity Bank Head Office to demand payment for their certificates or job done over 4 years ago.

The President for the Progressive Road Contractors Association, Madam Juana Adjei speaking to Michael Akrofi expressed absolute displeasure on the way its members are been treated as if they are poppers.

She therefore on their Association's behalf appealing to the government to intervene for its members to be free.

"All documentations from Roads and Finance Ministries are done and the contractors were assured payment by Fidelity Bank in three weeks time but never happened. I kept receiving calls from my members that their accounts are yet to be credited which is a great worry especially on this festive occasion that everyone is supposed to buy items for their families and loved ones. I plead with Government to come to our aide to expedite the situation." sobbed Madam Juana Agyei.

Mr. Cherry Emmanuel, CEO for the Ghana Chambers of construction industries, also expressed great worry about how Fidelity Bank is treating them concerning their payment.

"I can't understand why after contractors, borrowing money from banks, family, and friends to execute Government's contracts but Fidelity Bank has refused to pay us after Government's directives. I plead with the President Nana Akufo-Addo to intervene before Fidelity Bank disgraces him. We have few days to Christmas and contractors have nothing to tell our families, why do they treat us as beggars?". He questioned.

These are part of the road contractors who were directed to the bank for payment by the government through the roads and highways over two months ago. Still, the contractors haven't received anything yet.

The situation had compelled the frustrated contractors to again storm the head office to agitate for their payment.

Some of the aggrieved contractors who spoke to news men said, they've been made to sign several documents since two months at the same bank but have received nothing making them desperate as we are in the juditide. Which they have to raise money to pay their creditors and works as well. But no show.

They are humbly calling on the government and president of the Republic to intervain for them to be paid. If not they will be miserable in this festive season.

All efforts to meet the cooperate affairs officer of the Bank to speak on the issue never worked as the time we are filling this report.