“570 Dams, 15 Warehouses Being Constructed In 3 Northern Regions” – President Akufo-Addo
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa
Akufo-Addo, has revealed that a total of five hundred and seventy dams
(570), and fifteen (15) warehouses are being constructed in the Upper
East, Upper West and Northern Regions.
According to President Akufo-Addo, Government is
undertaking the construction of these critical infrastructure,
especially the three Northern regions, for the enhancement of Ghanaian
agriculture, and to create the conditions for all year-round farming.
“It is long overdue and that is why we have committed
ourselves to the programme of 1-village-1-dam, so that every part of
the northern region of our country will have access to water and
irrigation to be able to support farming all year round,” the President
said.
That is why, “this year, we are constructing 570 dams
in the three northern regions, of which the Builsa area is getting
twenty (20) – ten (10) for Builsa North, ten (10) for Builsa South.
There are two in Sandema, two in Yaga, two in Chuchuliga, two in
Sanyasi, and two in Kandema.”
President Akufo-Addo made this known on Friday,
20th July, 2018, in Sandema, in the Builsa North district, when he
interacted with the Chiefs and people of the district, at the end of his
2-day tour of the Upper East Region.
The President told the Sandema Naba, Azaksuk
Azantilow, that Government is also establishing 50 warehouses across the
country to provide for storage for the output of farmers.
He bemoaned the fact that, for far too long in the
country’s history, farm produce rots because of the unavailability of
storage facilities.
“At the end of this year, when the fifty (50)
warehouses are in place, that is also going to be a thing of the past.
Five (5) of these warehouses are going to be constructed in the Upper
East Region, of which Sandema will have one,” he added.
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