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Regional News from Monday, April 15, 2019
Source: ghananewsagency.org
2019-04-15
He made this commitment during the annual stocktaking session
Mr. Hafiz Bin-Salih, Regional Minister for the Upper West West, pledged heavy investments in infrastructure, including construction and mbadive rehabilitation of roads and the completion of projects initiated by the US government. previous administration to improve livelihoods.
He said his leaders would oversee the completion and commissioning of the Upper West Regional Hospital, blocked over the years, and the launch of commercial flights at the newly refurbished regional airport. by the previous government.
Dr. Bin-Salih made this promise in a speech delivered on his behalf by the Senior Director of the Upper West Regional Coordinating Council (CCR), Mr. Gilbert Nuuri-Teg, at the Annual Review Session 2018 held in Wa.
He added that 69 solar-powered mechanized boreholes under the Ministry of Special Development Initiatives (SDI) were under construction in various communities across 11 constituencies.
"My biggest priority is to see the completion and operationalization of some major projects in the region," he added.
Dr. Bin-Salih said that the SID Ministry was building a 10-seat institutional toilet with mechanized boreholes in the area to improve the sanitation and sanitation situation. ;water.
As part of government policy on single dams in a village, the minister said that a total of 110 dams had been delivered for construction throughout the country, with each region receiving ten.
He added that a warehouse project with a capacity of 1,000 metric tons had been built in Bulenga, Busie, Han and Chariakpong, while the Ministry of Food and Food Agriculture (MoFA) was building three warehouses in Tumu, Funsi and Lambussie to supplement the existing storage facilities.
Dr. Bin-Salih said that the Regional Coordinating Board had received World Bank funding for civil works related to the construction of the Lambussia water supply system, rehabilitation and rehabilitation of the water supply. 39 expansion of Hamile and Happa water supply systems and the establishment of 10 water supply systems in Lawra, Jirapa, Nandom, West Sissala and Daffiama-Busie-Issah.
He added that the Nation Builder Corps had hired 2,256 graduates in various modules, while the National Youth Authority had hired 770 people in 2018.
New modules will be rolled out in April to engage about 3,000 young people in poultry production, shea butter processing and gowns, he added.
Salifu Issifu Kanton, Executive Director of the Alliance for Community Development (CDA), called on MoFA and stakeholders to put in place strong measures to combat fertilizer smuggling in the region.
He urged the MOFA to ensure equitable distribution of fertilizers and other materials, as well as to extend it to all farmers, regardless of bad, religion or ethnicity.
Mr. Samuel Larbi, Wa-Est District Assembly Budget Director, asked RCC why the Wa East District had been excluded from the Urban Road Project.
He added that road construction, under the Urban Road Project, was underway in other districts, but that there were none in the district, which led to brought the inhabitants to feel neglected.
However, the director of the RCC, Mr. Nuuri-Teg, urged him to be patient because some of the road projects, including the Funsi urban road network, had been concealed and would be rebadigned as part of the projects. Sinohydro road launched by the president early last week.
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