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Expedite work on SOCO projects - Minister charges contractors

The Upper East Regional Minister, Stephen Yakubu, has charged contractors working on the Gulf of Guinea Northern Regions Social Cohesion (SOCO) projects to expedite work to meet their targets.

Date Created : 1/22/2024 12:00:00 AM : Story Author : Irene Kwakye/Ghanadistricts.com

“I wish to caution that I am not going to spare contractors who fail to meet the targets since the residents of the beneficiary communities need the projects to address some of their developmental needs,” he said.

Mr Yakubu was addressing the media after touring some project sites in three districts in the region.

The minister, who was accompanied by officials of the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) and staff of the district assemblies, was at the Builsa South, Bongo and Talensi districts.

Mr Yakubu said that funds for the projects were readily available, therefore, contractors had no any excuse to delay the completion of the projects within the stipulated six months’ period, adding “the communities are in dire need of the projects to bridge the developmental gap in those areas”.

In Builsa South, he inspected the construction of an animal market, renovation works on market stalls at Kanjarga and the construction of a 1.8 diameter pipe culvert on the Bachinga-Nyanbisa road, among others.

At the Bongo and Talensi districts, Mr Yakubu inspected the construction of fish ponds, health and educational facilities.

The minister expressed satisfaction over the quality and progress of work by the contractors at the sites visited, saying, “I am confident that the contractors will meet the project deadlines to bring relief to the people in the local communities”.

He, however, urged engineers at the various MDAs to keenly monitor the quality of work to achieve value for money.