{"id":358681,"date":"2017-10-03T11:20:50","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T11:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=358681"},"modified":"2017-10-03T11:20:50","modified_gmt":"2017-10-03T11:20:50","slug":"akufo-addo-commissions-water-project-in-wa-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=358681","title":{"rendered":"Akufo-addo commissions water project in Wa [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Nana Akufo-Addo has commissioned a $55.50 million water project for the people of Jambusie at Wa in the Upper West Region.<\/p>\n<p>The Water Project, which was constructed with a facility from the Korean Exim Bank, will supply 3.3 million gallons of water per day to the 100,705 residents of Wa.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-358675 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/President-Akufo-Addo-cutting-the-tape-for-the-commissioning-of-the-Wa-Water-Project.jpg\" alt=\"president-akufo-addo-cutting-the-tape-for-the-commissioning-of-the-wa-water-project\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Commissioning the Project, President Akufo-Addo described it as a very happy day for him, especially as the project was started \u201cat the time of the great Ghanaian leader, John Agyekum Kufuor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The President noted that \u201cit was in his (President Kufuor\u2019s) time that the financing for this project was secured, as far back as 2008. But, unfortunately, after he left [office in 2008], it took five years under the NDC governments before the construction of the project began.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-358677 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/President-Akufo-Addo-with-the-Dorimu-Naa.jpg\" alt=\"president-akufo-addo-with-the-dorimu-naa\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod has his own way of doing things. A project that was begun by Kufuor is going to be commissioned by Akufo-Addo. That is the way the Almighty works,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-358678 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Section-of-the-Wa-Water-Project.jpg\" alt=\"section-of-the-wa-water-project\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" \/><\/p>\n<p>President Akufo-Addo urged residents of Wa to \u201clook after the project and make sure you use the water with care. Turn off the taps [when not in use], continue to conserve water, and settle the little bills that would come, so that the project would continue to run and provide you with the service.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-358672 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The-dams-present-at-the-Wa-Water-Treatment-Plant.jpg\" alt=\"the-dams-present-at-the-wa-water-treatment-plant\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The President commissioned the project on Monday as part of two-day tour of the region.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-358673 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The-plaque-unveiled-by-President-Akufo-Addo.jpg\" alt=\"the-plaque-unveiled-by-president-akufo-addo\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He is expected to visit the Upper East and Northern Regions as part of a 7-day tour of northern Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Nana Akufo-Addo has commissioned a $55.50 million water project for the people of Jambusie at Wa in the Upper West Region. The Water Project, which was constructed with a facility from the Korean Exim Bank, will supply 3.3 million gallons of water per day to the 100,705 residents of Wa. 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