{"id":229029,"date":"2016-07-08T07:27:32","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T07:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=229029"},"modified":"2016-07-08T07:27:32","modified_gmt":"2016-07-08T07:27:32","slug":"mahama-accounts-to-ghanaians-in-upper-west-region-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=229029","title":{"rendered":"Mahama accounts to Ghanaians in Upper West Region [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday took his &#8220;Accounting to the People tour&#8221; to the Upper West Region.<\/p>\n<p>He promised the people in the region that commercial flights to Wa, the capital of the region will begin by October this year adding that preparatory work for the take-off of the project was almost complete.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-229035 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/mahama-in-upper-west-6.jpg\" alt=\"mahama in upper west (6)\" width=\"624\" height=\"418\" \/><\/p>\n<p>President Mahama said the beginning of the commercial flights would provide another string and alternative means of transport to the people.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-229033 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/mahama-in-upper-west-4.jpg\" alt=\"mahama in upper west (4)\" width=\"603\" height=\"417\" \/><\/p>\n<p>President Mahama used the opportunity to inspect on-going work on the new 180-bed capacity Wa Regional Hospital.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-229036 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/mahama-in-upper-west-7.jpg\" alt=\"mahama in upper west (7)\" width=\"595\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He also inspected infrastructural projects at the Wa Campus of the University for Development Studies and called on the Wa Naa, Seidu Pelpuo IV.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-229037 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/mahama-in-upper-west-8.jpg\" alt=\"mahama in upper west (8)\" width=\"658\" height=\"419\" \/><\/p>\n<p>President Mahama also inaugurated a new Library project at Wa and a new water project in Wellembelle in the Sissala East District.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-229030 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/mahama-in-upper-west-1.jpg\" alt=\"mahama in upper west (1)\" width=\"628\" height=\"416\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He will today [Friday] hold a meeting with religious leaders, inspect on-going projects at the new Military Barracks, Nandom District Assembly and the Wa Airstrip.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-229032 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/mahama-in-upper-west-3.jpg\" alt=\"mahama in upper west (3)\" width=\"556\" height=\"412\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-229038 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/mahama-in-upper-west-9.jpg\" alt=\"mahama in upper west (9)\" width=\"578\" height=\"418\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-229031 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/mahama-in-upper-west-2.jpg\" alt=\"mahama in upper west (2)\" width=\"625\" height=\"418\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: Flagstaff House<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President John Dramani Mahama on Thursday took his &#8220;Accounting to the People tour&#8221; to the Upper West Region. 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