Minister commends Denmark for training women

Accra, Sept 25, GNA - Dr Richard Anane, Minister of Roads and Transport, on Thursday commended Denmark for their continual assistance to Ghana over the years, especially in the road sector and the training of women in the construction industry.

"Denmark is one of Ghana's major partner who supports her in her road network and in capacity building, especially in the training women in that sector", Dr Anane told the Danish Ambassador, Mr Fleming Bjork Pedersen, who paid a courtesy call on him in Accra.

Dr Anane told the Ambassador that roads in Ghana were fervently being worked upon but there was still the need for their proper maintenance, saying, "we need to maintain our roads to last longer and cut down cost".

He said government was also constructing drainages with her own resources and assistance from her development partners. Mr Pedersen was at the Minister's Office to be briefed on the Ministry's development programmes and see where Denmark could effectively assist.

He said Denmark would continue to support Ghana to build and maintain her road network, saying, the Embassy would seek approval from the Danish Parliament in November for funds to start the second phase of construction work on some feeder roads in Ashanti, Brong Ahafo, Northern, Upper East and Upper West Regions.

Mr Pedersen explained that when the fund was finally approved it would be given to Ghana as a grant for work to start in January 2004.