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Government committed to prudent
development policies - Veep
Tumu (UW/R), July 9, Ghanadot/GNA- The Vice President Alhaji
Aliu Mahama on Monday said improvement in the road sector
was dear to the government since that would help open up the
country for faster development.
He said the prudent economic policies that the government
had pursued over the past years had freed resources for the
execution of projects by both the central government and the
district assemblies, of which the Upper West Region had its
fair share.
"However, the biggest challenge we face in the region is the
inability of some of the road contractors to deliver to
expectation due to their low capacity to perform", he said.
"This factor has affected the upgrading work on the Wa-Tumu
and Tumu-Sissili roads, as both contracts had been
terminated.
Alhaji Mahama made this known when he made a stopover in
Tumu to inspect work on the Wa-Han-Tumu road, which had been
repackaged and awarded for upgrading.
He said work was ongoing on spot improvement on the Han-Jeffisi-Tumu
portion of the road at a cost of GH( 600,000, 000.00 cedis
(6 billion cedis).
In the health sector, Alhaji Mahama said five semi-detached
staff quarters had been constructed while four staff
quarters and two rural clinics had been rehabilitated in the
Sissala East District at a total cost of GH 122,000 (1.2
billion cedis).
Vice President Mahama said a three-unit classroom and six
unit classroom blocks with offices; stores and two seater
KVIP toilets and urinals had been provided at a total cost
of 3,531,506,753.00 cedis (GH( 353,150.68) for the Ghana
Education Service.
In addition, eight teachers' quarters some with KVIP toilets
had been constructed at a cost of 1,625,765,405.00 cedis (GH(
162,576.50).
Communities such as Lilixi, Dangi, Kong, Kowie, Sakai and
Sakalo had been provided with new markets and public
utilities, while Wellembelle, Bugubelle, Bujan, Kulsuo,
Chalu and Tarsor would be connected to the national
electricity grid soon.
Alhaji Mahama said the Tumu and Sakai small town water
systems had been rehabilitated and expanded while 119 new
boreholes had been provided, with six existing boreholes
renewed at a total cost of 2,523,633,500.00 cedis
(252,363.35 Ghana cedis)
He called on beneficiary communities to maintain the
facilities provided them to prolong their lifespan.
GNA
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