President John Dramani Mahama has assured the people of the Upper West Region that the deteriorated Kumasi-Wa roads and other economically viable road networks within parts of the country would soon see some improvement to facilitate economic development in northern Ghana.
He said that the contractors were scheduled to commence work on the road in few months, as it was a priority for the government.
“These roads will not only enhance trade and transport, but they will also simulate cross-border business and revive economic activity. In a few months, you will see contractors on all these roads because the money has been provided,” he said.
President John Dramani Mahama was speaking at a durbar of chiefs and people of the region on his ‘Thank You Tour’ in Wa on Thursday.
He said government would also upgrade roads in the Wa-East, Nadowli, Daffiama-Busei-Issa and Sissala-East districts to improve access to markets, schools and health facilities across the area.
He emphasized that improving the country’s road network was essential for socio-economic development.
He highlighted the government’s recognition of the vital role road infrastructure plays in national development, stressing that road development remains a priority, despite the country’s financial challenges.
“I am here because you stood firm, not for me alone, but for your children, for your grandchildren, and generations yet to come. And so let me assure you, your sacrifice will not be in vain. The Mahama government will walk with you shoulder to shoulder to ensure that the Upper West Region is not left behind in the transformation we are bringing,” he said.
In the area of health, he said under the Mahama CARES programme, government would expand access in the region for diagnosis and treatment of non-communicable diseases, including dialysis for kidney patients.
“We will expand CHIPS compounds with accommodation for staff. So all the existing CHIPS compounds will make sure that the nurses and the physician assistants working there have accommodation to live in the CHIPS compound so that they can provide care at any time”, he said.
He said government was working to train, recruit, and post more nurses and midwives to the rural areas so they can improve the health care of the rural populations.
The Vice President of the Regional House of Chiefs Kuoro Abu Sukabe Ninia V congratulated President Mahama on his decisive victory in the December 7 general election and appealed to the President to ensure that roads in the Upper West Region were fixed.
FROM RAFIA ABDUL RAZAK WA
