The Executive Secretary of Ghana Water Limited (GWL), Issifu Seidu Kudus Gbeadese, has dismissed reports suggesting that the Broto Water Project in Damongo was funded by the Exim Bank of Ghana.
Addressing a press briefing on Friday, June 13, on the status of the Damongo Alternative Water Supply System, Issifu Seidu stated categorically that the project was fully financed by Ghana Water Limited.
He explained that the initiative, which involves abstracting and treating water from an artesian well at Broto and channeling it through Yipala to an existing high-level tank in Damongo, was launched under the leadership of Dr. Clifford Braimah.
The contract was awarded to Danank Engineering Company Limited on December 13, 2021.
“Indeed, as at the end of December 2024, Ghana Water Company Limited paid only GHC 4 million out of the about GHC 17 million,” Issifu Seidu noted.
“Managing Director of Ghana Water Company Limited, Adam Mutawakilu, since assuming office, has approved a payment of GHC 6.2 million, which is yet to mature,” he added.
Issifu Seidu reaffirmed President John Dramani Mahama’s commitment to delivering potable water to Damongo before the end of his four-year term.