The Akuapem South Municipal Assembly has acquired a grader to enable it to undertake minor road construction projects in the district.
The grader, which costs GH¢473,000, would be paid for by the assembly over the next four years under a hire purchase arrangement with the management of J. A. Plant Pool (Ghana) to support district assemblies to improve on the road networks in their respective areas.
Taking delivery of the equipment, the Municipal Chief Executive for Akuapem South, Dr Godfred Osei Bonsu-Twum, said the municipality was endowed with many tourist sites and other natural resources which could be developed for the benefit of the people.
He, however, mentioned the lack of access roads and bad nature of roads in the area, especially during the rainy season, as one of the major challenges facing the assembly.
The Assistant Eastern Regional Operations Supervisor of Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Mrs Faustina Shardey, said the pre-finance package for the metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies was aimed at building the capacities of the assemblies to undertake the construction of feeder roads and do other minor projects in their respective areas.
This, she said, would open up the assemblies and facilitate the haulage of goods from the communities to marketing centres.
The Eastern Regional Minister, Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, commended the company for its commitment to assist MMDAs to complement government efforts at improving the road network in the country and said that was a positive step towards improving the living standard of farmers.
He called on the Akuapem South District Assembly to make good use of the equipment, since its successful utilisation would prompt J. A. Plant Pool to extend the same gesture to other districts in the region.
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