Akufo-Addo awards 8 cars to the North West Regional Coordination Council

Regional News from Thursday, April 11, 2019

Source: clbadfmonnline.com

2019-04-11

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo presented a total of eight (8) vehicles to the West Region Coordinating Council to facilitate the smooth start of the newly created region.

The vehicles, including three Nissan Patrol sport utility vehicles and five pickup trucks, were presented to the North West Regional Minister, the Hon. Kingsley Aboagye Gyedu.

Speaking before a panel of leaders in Sefwi Wiawso, capital of the Northwest region, on Wednesday, April 10, 2019, President Akufo-Addo stressed that the commitment he had made to the Approaching the elections of 2016 "was not winning votes from you, but I was convinced that with the region of the north west, the development would be faster than before."

The president said, "I have not changed my mind; I always keep my word. That is why I am here today to see how we can work together to create a region of the North West that will bring the necessary development. "

After having previously inspected the site for the construction of the North West Administrative Block, President Akufo-Addo noted that the Head of the Local Government Department, Nana Ato Arthur, had already chosen the necessary staff to serve on the Regional Council. coordination. .

To local government pioneers, he urged them "to work hard and start with a solid footnote, so that everyone knows that they have come to do their best for the Northeast Region." Where is".

Regarding roads that interest Sefwi Wiawso's Omanhene, Katakyie Kwasi Bumagama II, the President indicated that the first section of the Benkyemaa Junction to Osei Kojokrom, that is from Benkyemaa Junction to Adwoafua. , continues the procurement process for bitumen. The second 16 km section, from Adwoafua to Nsam, is being bituminised, and the second treatment will be completed soon. The third section, the Nsam-Osei Kojokrom Road, which is 24 km long, is part of the $ 2 billion Sinohydro Agreement.

In addition, President Akufo-Addo badured that the first 15 kilometers of the Sefwi-Wiawso Akontombra road are being procured, the second stretch of Akontombra being already under construction.

He also badured that the contract for the 28 km road linking Akontombra to Dadieso will be awarded this year and that, by 2020, the road will be built. The Enchi-Elubo road will also be placed as part of the Sinohydro facility, from a

"Your roads are dear to me and I'm working on them. If we came tonight, it is up to you to know that you have not voted for me in vain. Now you have your own region and we are determined to ensure that your development needs are accelerated, "said President Akufo-Addo.

He urged the inhabitants of the North West and West regions to "live in harmony because we are all part of the same united Ghana".

Earlier in the day, President Akufo-Addo cut the foundation for the construction of the main campus of the Bibiani College of Health Sciences and made a brief stop at Ntrentrenso where he inspected a cocoa recovery farm.

The president also inspected a newly built business resource center in Sefwi Wiawso.