{"id":322898,"date":"2017-05-27T10:51:22","date_gmt":"2017-05-27T10:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=322898"},"modified":"2017-05-27T10:51:22","modified_gmt":"2017-05-27T10:51:22","slug":"uhas-unhappy-with-deplorable-school-roads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/05\/uhas-unhappy-with-deplorable-school-roads\/","title":{"rendered":"UHAS unhappy with ‘deplorable’ school roads"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Health and Allied Sciences, Professor John Owusu Gyapong is unhappy with the construction firm, Ussuya Ghana over the unnecessary delay in the completion of the road projects in the University.<\/span><\/p>\n The University has deplorable road networks that undermine its spectacular view. <\/span><\/p>\n It has lecture halls, auditorium, multi-purpose science laboratory, administration block, library, cafeteria, ICT centre and residential facility for both staff and students. <\/span><\/p>\n But work on the 17km road project which comprises of landscaping, construction of internal roads, boundary roads and parts of the access roads of the University is behind schedule.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Citi News<\/strong> interview with University\u2019s Director of Works and Physical Development, Dr William Vidogah, revealed that the project which was awarded to the contractor in January 2013 and to be completed within a year has been delayed for almost four years.<\/span><\/p>\n What however baffles the University management is the Contractor\u2019s attitude towards the project even after receiving an amount of GH\u00a29,255, 245.76 representing 22 per cent of the contract fee.<\/span><\/p>\n Speaking to members of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) during their visit to the campus as part their activities of monitoring and tracking Oil and Gas Revenue Projects in the Country, the Vice Chancellor said several attempts to get the contractors expedite actions towards the early completion of the work has failed.<\/span><\/p>\n