President J.A. Kufuor arrived in Wa yesterday to begin a three-day tour of the Upper West Region.
He was met on arrival at the Wa air-strip by a large crowd of people including government officials and NPP supporters who converged there as early as six oclock in the morning and entertained themselves to drumming and dancing until the President's aircraft touched down at 10.20 am.
Those who could not make the two-kilometre journey to the air strip lined the street thumbing the "asee ho" slogan as the presidential convoy passed by.
President Kufuor would address durbars of chiefs and people at all the five district capitals in the region. He would also commission electricity projects at Gwollu in the Sissala district, Lawra and Jirapa.
He ends his tour of the Upper West Region with a durbar of chiefs and people at Lawra tomorrow before continuing to Paga in the Upper East Region.
He would call on the Paga Pio, visit Sandema later, address a durbar of chiefs and people and call on the Sandema Naaba.
On Thursday, President Kufuor will call on the Bolga Naaba, interact with the people and proceed to Bawku to address a durbar of chiefs and people. He will also visit the Bawku technical institute.
The president will visit the Tono Irrigation Project and address a durbar of the chiefs and people of the area.
On Friday, he will visit the meat factory, tomato factory at Pawlugu and the Upper quarry before addressing a durbar of chiefs and people at Bolgatanga.
He is accompanied by Mr Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Miss Elizabeth Ohene, Minister of State at the Presidential Affairs, Dr Abdul-Mageed Haroun, Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Mr Moses Dani Baah Deputy Minister of Health and Mr Clement Eledi, Deputy Minister of Mines.
