On tour in the Greater Accra Region, the president said his government has started paying contractors across the country.
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I've paid your husbands, go and enjoy Christmas - Nana Addo to wives of contractors
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has disclosed that contractors have been paid therefore it will be a joyous Christmas for their families.
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o the women, in particular, the President said: “Some of your husbands who are involved have been paid, so, if they have not made you aware, kindly tell them that I say they have been paid”.
“They [your husbands] are aware”, the President insisted, adding: “So, this Christmas promises to be great for you traders and for all of us”.
Two months ago, the President released GHS2.2 billion through the Ministry of Finance for onward payment of debts owed road contractors.
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“The good news does not end here”, President Akufo-Addo said on Monday, 21 October 2019 when he cut the sod for the construction of the Obetsebi-Lamptey Interchange located on the Obetsebi-Lamptey roundabout.
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“The Ministry of Finance has released GHS2.2 billion to the Ministry of Roads and Highways for payment for works done by road contractors across the country”, the President announced, adding: “This will improve the cash flow of our contractors, and ensure that those who had left their construction sites return to complete their projects”.
During Tuesday’s walkabouts in Okaishie as part of his three-day tour of the Greater Accra Region, President Akufo-Addo also told the market women and traders that the matter of high interest rates is of grave concern to him even though interest rates have reduced considerably since his assumption of office in January 2017.
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