STEPHEN YAKUBU INSPECTS SOCO PROJECTS

The Upper East Regional Minister, Hon. Stephen Yakubu has inspected ongoing construction works under the Gulf of Guinea Northern Regions Social Cohesion (SOCO) Project in three Districts of the Region.

The Districts include; the Builsa South District, Bongo and Talensi Districts.

At Gbedema-Ghenssa, in the Builsa South District, the Minister inspected 1No. three-unit classroom block with an office, a staff common room, a store, 1No. four-seater KVIP toilet and 1 No. two-unit urinal structures which were about 50 percent complete.

He further inspected same facilities at Logvosa, a community in the District.

At Baasa-Fumbisi, the Minister inspected the construction of Animal Market with 3 No fence with office, a kraal, veterinary bay, 1 No.2 Seater KVIP Toilet and 1No. 2 Unit Urinal about 10 percent complete, and extended the inspection to renovation works on a 1 No. 10-unit market stores at Kanjarga, which were 80 percent complete.

The Regional Minister and his team later inspected the construction of 1.8 diameter pipe culvert on the Bachinga-Nyanbisa road.

Hon. Yakubu on his visit to the Bongo and Talensi Districts, he inspected projects including fishing ponds and health facilities which were under construction and at various stages of completion.

The Minister in an interview, said the SOCO Projects were community-driven which when completed, would solve the socio-economic challenges in the beneficiary communities.

He expressed satisfaction about the quality and progress of work done at the sites visited, and was confident that Contractors would meet the six-month completion deadline.