Ablekuma North Assembly takes delivery of DRIP equipment

The Ablekuma North Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Kofi Ofori, has commended the government for its commitment towards prioritising the welfare of citizens.

He said the government has the welfare of citizens at heart and therefore, it would continue to initiate programmes and policies that would bring relief to the people.

Mr Ofori said this when the assembly took delivery of a set of road equipment under the government's District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP).

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on July 31, 2024, launched the DRIP at the Black Square in Accra, aimed at enhancing Ghana’s road network by decentralising road infrastructure development and addressing challenges facing metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) across the country.

It is designed to empower MMDAs with the resources and equipment necessary to rehabilitate and maintain roads within their various jurisdictions and effect meaningful changes.

As part of the initiative, 2,240 units of road equipment including motor graders, backhoes, rollers, wheel loaders, bulldozers, water tankers, concrete mixers, tipper trucks, low beds and other essential machinery were commissioned for distribution to the various MMDAs.

At a brief ceremony to receive the Ablekuma North Municipal Assembly’s part of its share of the equipment at the Assembly’s premises in Accra last Friday,  Mr Ofori said it would aid road works in the respective electoral areas to ensure that all roads were motorable within the municipality.

He expressed his gratitude to the government for the gesture and said it would go a long way to help improve roads in the area.

Mr Ofori said it was a testament to the commitment of the government to improve the living conditions of the people and urged the electorate to retain the New Patriotic Party government in power to continue with its good works.