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  • Roads in Kenyasi to be completed before December Polls – Bawumia

    Roads in Kenyasi to be completed before December Polls – Bawumia

    The New Patriotic Party’s flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has assured the chiefs and residents of Kenyasi Number One in the Ahafo Region’s Asutifi North Constituency that the ongoing road construction would be completed ahead of the December 2024 elections.

    During a courtesy visit to the Chief of Kenyasi Number One, Dr. Bawumia confirmed that work would soon resume, with asphalt layering expected to start in just a few days.

    “Nananom, I understand the importance of the Kenyasi road to this community,” he said. “I have spoken to the contractor to ensure the project is completed before the December polls.

    “Within less than a week, the first layer will be laid, and the road will be in better condition. The contractor’s equipment has arrived, so trust me, we will have it tarred before December 7.”

    Dr. Bawumia also reaffirmed his dedication to enhancing education in the constituency, promising improvements in both access and quality for all community members.

    Currently, he is on day two of his tour in the Ahafo Region, where he plans to visit the remaining three constituencies: Asutifi North, Tano North, and Tano South.

    The NPP flagbearer intends to engage with local chiefs, pastors, imams, and party supporters, sharing his vision and explaining why he believes Ghanaians should place their trust in him at the polls.

  • I have still not been paid for the money I borrowed to initiate road projects – Kofi Akpaloo

    I have still not been paid for the money I borrowed to initiate road projects – Kofi Akpaloo

    The Founder and Leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Percival Kofi Akpaloo, has revealed that he has accrued significant debts due to the government’s failure to settle arrears for road construction contracts.

    He explained that he had obtained loans from financial institutions to undertake various construction projects, but the government has not fulfilled its payment obligations.

    In an exclusive interview with 3news, Mr. Akpaloo expressed frustration over the situation, stating that the road projects he initiated in the Bono, Ahafo, and Ashanti regions are more than 60% complete but remain unpaid for.

    “We’ve been doing it. We did not get finance from the state or from the agency. We used our own resources to do them, but it’s not been paid. I’ve done it with my money.”

    “I borrowed money from the bank to do them, but I’ve not been paid so I’m owing the bank,” he disclosed on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.

    “We’ve been doing it. We did not get finance from the state or from the agency. We used our own resources to do them, but it’s not been paid. I’ve done it with my money,” he disclosed on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.

    When questioned about the amount owed by the government, Kofi Akpaloo stated that he could not provide exact figures without documentation but reiterated that he is expecting payment.

    Kofi Akpaloo declined to provide an exact amount owed by the government, citing the lack of documentation at his disposal.

    “I cannot be able to tell you the exact figures, but they owe me so I’m expecting them to pay. Some [of the projects] are about 70 percent, some about 65 percent but they’ve not been paid. One is Ahafo, one is Bono, one is Ashanti,” he emphasised.

    Despite facing criticism regarding the circumstances under which he secured the contracts, Akpaloo maintains that he is capable of delivering high-quality road projects.

    Renowned for his ‘sɔme ha, na sɔme ha’ slogan, Kofi Akpaloo expressed confidence in winning the 2024 presidential election.

    He founded the Independent People’s Party (IPP) in 2011 but was unable to contest in the 2012 and 2016 elections. Despite legal challenges to his nominations, he established the Liberal Party of Ghana in 2017 and participated in the 2020 elections.

    “So far as I’m a Ghanaian… I qualify for anything, you understand. But there are a lot of contractors who are not Ghanaians, they are foreign nationals. So everybody is working.”

    “It’s not about the party you affiliate with or you don’t affiliate with. It’s about you being able to have the capacity to deliver. That is what is the most important thing,” he added.

  • Mahama to campaign in Western Region today

    Mahama to campaign in Western Region today

    Today, Friday March 24, John Dramani Mahama, an aspirant for the NDC presidential nomination, begins a three-day campaign tour in the Western Region.

    He will be interacting with branch and constituency executives from all seventeen (17) constituencies of the region to sell his message of growing the party and its structures beyond its present state, mobilising resources to help canvass aggressively for votes to win the 2024 elections and about his agenda to build the Ghana we want together.

    Mr. Mahama is entering the Western Region from Ashanti where he visited and interacted with executives from twenty (20) out of the forty-seven (47) constituencies in the region.

    The John Mahama Campaign was launched at the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) near Ho, after which the aspiring presidential candidate proceeded to tour the Volta, Bono East, Ahafo and Bono Regions.

    Friday’s tour, according to Spokesperson Joyce Bawah Mogtari, will start from Daboase in the Wassa East Constituency through Shama and Mpohor, ending the day in Kwesimintsim.