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General News on Friday, May 31, 2019
Source: citinewsroom.com
2019-05-31
The contractor says his job was to build canoes and not a dam
Yakubu Ibrahim, one of the One Village One Dam contractors in the Bolga East District of Upper East East, denied reports that he did a bad job in Dachieo.
His comments follow the direction of Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia regarding the cancellation of constructions that do not meet the specified standards.
According to the entrepreneur, his job was to build canoes and not a dam.
In an interview with Citi News, Yakubu Ibrahim said that even if he had completed only two of the four canoes, they would be used for irrigation.
"We did not go there to do anything. I tell you, if you come to see good works, you will be very disappointed with those who complained. "
Nana Addo agrees to look into dam projects of poor quality
President Nana Akufo-Addo is committed to investigating allegations of botched work in dam construction as part of the One Village One Dam government project in northern Ghana.
According to the president, media reports about the poor quality of work on dams will not be overlooked.
"All kinds of criticisms are made about other aspects of our policy. Apparently, some people there are not satisfied with the roadblocks that were built. "
"I will look into these issues and, when the time comes, I will have the opportunity to talk about these criticisms," said the president.
Dam contractors who do poor work should not be paid – Bawumia
The vice president, Mr. Mahamudu Bawumia, also asked the development authorities to cancel the dam construction contracts as part of the government project of a dam in a village, if the contractors do not respect not the specified standards.
The Vice-President's comment follows reports of poor quality work on some of the dams.
He added that this initiative was part of the government's program to ensure sustainable agriculture, especially to provide large-scale irrigation opportunities.
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia said this during the conference delivered at the Ghana Northern Development Conference in 2019 on "Accelerating Sustainable Development in Northern Ghana in the Context of Ghana Beyond Ghana". ;help".
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