{"id":1270432,"date":"2022-12-27T13:21:53","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T13:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/27\/contractors-will-be-paid-before-the-end-of-year-roads-minister\/"},"modified":"2022-12-27T13:21:53","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T13:21:53","slug":"contractors-will-be-paid-before-the-end-of-year-roads-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/27\/contractors-will-be-paid-before-the-end-of-year-roads-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Contractors will be paid before the end of year \u2013 Roads Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Minister of Roads\u00a0and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Atta, says government would clear a \u201cchunk\u201d of outstanding debts owed road contractors before the end of the year.<\/p>\n

\u201cContractors of this country are doing a yeoman\u2019s job despite all the difficulties, and I want to assure them that government will continue to work in their interest and all their outstanding payments from now onwards will be done from time to time.<\/p>\n

\u201cA chunk of outstanding (payments) are going to be effected before the end of the year and it will continue,\u201d Mr Amoako-Atta said when he addressed a gathering at the 2022 Nine Lessons and Carols of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) in Accra.<\/p>\n

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This year\u2019s event was organised in collaboration with the Ministry of Roads and Highways.<\/p>\n

Mr Amoako-Atta said in spite of\u00a0the economic challenges, the government did not halt any road project and assured that more investments would be channelled to the roads sector.<\/p>\n

He appealed to individuals in areas that were yet to have their roads repaired to remain calm as the Government mobilised resources to further expand the country\u2019s road network.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe people deserve to have good roads. I appeal to all those who haven\u2019t\u00a0had their turn to be patient and calm,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Amoako-Atta appealed to motorists to obey road traffic regulations to ensure an accident-free festive season.<\/p>\n

Mr Amoako-Atta said the improvement of the country\u2019s road network did not guarantee the flouting of road traffic regulations at the expense of human lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe see drivers refusing to obey speed limits, especially on new roads. We should not turn roads into death traps.<\/p>\n

Road development of our nation is a total effort from all of us. Let\u2019s\u00a0continue to observe road safety signs and respect all road users, including pedestrians and cyclists,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Delivering a sermon on the theme: \u201cChrist Our Savour,\u201d Reverend Commodore Paul Adjei Djan, Director General of Religious Affairs of the Ghana Armed Forces, urged the citizenry to emulate the qualities of Jesus Christ by embracing righteousness and eschewing selfishness.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must turn away from our wicked ways and have a change of mind and do the things God wants us to do,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Professor Amin Alhassan, Director General, GBC, thanked government for the support extended to the organisation during the year, particularly the asphalting of roads within its Head Office and regional offices.<\/p>\n

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