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Road contractors,
Muslim Group confer with President Atta Mills
Accra, Feb. 3, Ghanadot/GNA- President John Evans
Atta Mills has repeated Governments decision to use local
resources and expertise for the development of national
infrastructure.
He said Government would involve local road contracting
associations in the classification of projects and gave an
assurance that local road contractors would be protected against
undue foreign domination and would be involved in the
classification of projects.
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President Mills and
a section of the road contractors group |
The President made the promise when a delegation from the
Association of Road Contractors paid a courtesy call on him at
the Castle, Osu, in Accra on Tuesday, during which the
delegation extended their felicitations
to the President on his assumption of the high office.
President Atta Mills reassured the contractors that it would
give priority attention and empower Ghanaians to be at the
forefront on the road construction business, and expressed
confidence in their qualification to
manage the nation’s resources to its best advantage in the road
sector.
The President commended the contractors on their role in opening
up the country for development.
He however, expressed worry about undue delays in the payment of
executed contracts without interests, and attributed the
situation to conflict of interest and in some cases,
non-compliance of contract regulations.
President Atta Mills reiterated Government’s determination to
make Ghanaians own their own businesses and put the resources to
the best use, so that Ghana would ultimately be the winner.
Mr Michael Aidoo, leader of the delegation and Managing Director
of Big Aidoo Construction, expressed confidence in the political
stability of the nation and the peaceful transfer of political
power and appealed for frequent interactions between Government
and the contractors.
He announced that the association was proposing a committee to
address problems in the road construction sector to get value
for money.
Another group that called on the President was the Coalition of
Muslims Organisation (COMOG).
Led by Major Alhaji Mohamed Easah (Rtd), the COMOG called on
Government to address what he called the polarization of the
Ghanaian society, indiscipline, corruption, armed robbery, drug
trafficking and the Hajj operations.
President Atta Mills repeated his pledge to be President for all
Ghanaians and said he was not going to encourage the
polarisation of the nation.
He said, in as much he would not pursue a vendetta, he would be
committed to the rule of law and would not bend the rules
against anybody.
GNA
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