Two contractors expected to work on the eastern corridor road in the northern part of the country are setting up in Yendi.
Citi News cited them building their office accommodation and warehouses outskirts Yendi Township towards Gushiegu.
[contextly_sidebar id=”xFtaP0Xhdg1q5powUTjCDdvIM3e3rshX”]One of the contractors will tackle the road from Yendi towards Gushiegu whilst the other contractor will start from Gbungbaliga near Yendi towards Northern Volta.
About 1,600 youth in the area will be recruited as laborers, Yendi Municipal Chief, Issah Zakariah disclosed this in an exclusive interview.
According him, 60 labourers have so far being recruited for the start.
Issah Zakariah spoke to Citi News on a wide range of issues on the sidelines during the celebration of the 2014 Linujil (yam festival) at Bunbong-Naayili in the Yendi Municipality.
He gave the assurance that the eastern corridor road will be completed on schedule.
“The contractors will hit the ground by 5th November according to their time table and they will start from Yendi to Damankun and from Yendi towards Gushiegu.”
He however called for maximum cooperation between the contractors and residents of satellite communities along the road.
Issah Zakariah said every community in the Yendi Municipality will get its fair share of development projects including rural electrification, health and education infrastructure.
By: Abdul Karim Naatogmah/citifmonline.com/Ghana