The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has indicated government’s plans of revamping the shea butter processing company in Bupei in the Savannah Region.
As part of his two days tour in the Savannah Region, he stated that there was the need for the revamping of the factory.
“Plans are underway to revamp the Bupei shea butter processing factory. I have spoken with the finance minister about it”
Nana Akufo-Addo
The President also addressing the gathering in Bupei also disclosed that,;his commitment to construct some 1,500 kilometres of asphalt roads in 2021 still stands. He assured the Yagbonwura that, the Savannah Region will be a beneficiary of this project.
“I am sorry to hear that work on the road has stopped at some places. The Roads Minister is designing his program for this year and the subsequent years to come on this project. Over the years we have been able to construct 200,000km of asphalt road and the Roads Minister has committed himself to adding a 1,500 additional kilometres during this second term. I will ensure and insist that you will benefit from this.”
Nana Akufo-Addo
President Commissions Gonja District hospital
The President as part of his visit also commissioned the 85-bed Central Gonja District Hospital, located in Buipe.
The Buipe Hospital, whose construction commenced in 2018, is one of six (6) medical installations for which Government secured an 80-million-euro facility from Raiffesen Bank of Austria.
The hospital, together with five (5) others in Somanya,;Sawla, Bamboi, Tolon, and Ketu North, was constructed by Vamed Engineering GmbH of Austria. President Akufo-Addo also on 20th October 2020, commissed the sixty (60) bed Ultra-Modern Hospital for Weta, in the Ketu North District.
The Buipe Hospital is an 85-bed hospital has an out-patient department,;Radiology unit, Laboratory, Pharmacy, Dental Unit, male and female wards, as well as paediatric and maternity units.
Prior to the construction of the hospital in Buipe,;its residents had to rely on the Teaching Hospital at Tamale, or;the Holy Family Hospital in Techiman. Considering the distances, that is travelling from Buipe to Tamale or to Techiman,;it had become imperative that Government constructs a health facility in Buipe to take of the health needs of the people of the Central Gonja District.
The President was hopeful that the hospital will help improve the health needs of the people of the district.
In addition to the newly constructed Buipe District Hospital,;President Akufo-Addo also revealed that Government has constructed health facilities in Mpaha,;Digma and Tosinape and Kigberipe, all in the Central Gonja district.
Gov’t to construct water supply system
Earlier in the day,;the President paid a courtesy call on the Overlord of Gonja,;the Yagbonwura,;Tutumba Boresa Sulemana Jakpa,;to thank him and the Region for the support offered the New Patriotic Party in the 2020 elections.
Touching on the request for potable drinking water made by the Yagbonwura,;President Akufo-Addo indicated that he had already cut the sod for the construction of the Damongo Water Supply to address the problem.
He also explained that COVID-19 had delayed the implementation of the project,;but informed them that by the first week of August the contractor will be moving to site to begin work.
