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27th April, 2010
President Orders Rehabilitation Of Ferry
President John Evans Atta Mills has directed the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning to release three million dollars for the immediate rehabilitation of Ferry ‘A’, a ferry crossing from Kete-Krachie to Kojokrom on the Volta Lake.
Ferry ‘A’ has been grounded for over seven years as a result of which transportation o the Volta Lake had become cumbersome and unbearable for the inhabitants of Kete-Krachi in the Volta Region, and Kojokrom in the Brong-Ahafo Region.
A letter dated March 4, 2010 from the Office of the President, sighted by the Times, directed the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning to treat the matter with all urgency.
A source told the Times that the rehabilitation of Ferry ‘A’ was in a fulfillment of a promise by the President to the people of the two communities during the 2008 elections campaign run-up.
It said the Finance Ministry had gone far with the processes for the release of the funds.
When contacted, the Minister of Finance, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, confirmed the story.
Ferry ‘A’ has been grounded for over seven years as a result of which transportation o the Volta Lake had become cumbersome and unbearable for the inhabitants of Kete-Krachi in the Volta Region, and Kojokrom in the Brong-Ahafo Region.
A letter dated March 4, 2010 from the Office of the President, sighted by the Times, directed the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning to treat the matter with all urgency.
A source told the Times that the rehabilitation of Ferry ‘A’ was in a fulfillment of a promise by the President to the people of the two communities during the 2008 elections campaign run-up.
It said the Finance Ministry had gone far with the processes for the release of the funds.
When contacted, the Minister of Finance, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, confirmed the story.
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