Regional Minister bemoans mode of awarding contracts

Wa, Oct. 20, GNA - The Upper West Regional Minister, Mr. George Hikah Benson has expressed concern about the practice whereby contracts are awarded to contractors in Accra to undertake development projects in the regions.

Mr Benson who said this during an inspection tour of government projects in the Wa Municipality on Friday alleged that after winning the job, some contractors put their family members and friends in charge of the projects, resulting in shoddy work or delay in their execution. He said the situation was discouraging supervising authorities in the regions because the projects are awarded from "above", adding that this must be addressed to promote sanity.

Mr Benson said he was not happy that some of the projects were behind schedule and threatened to recommend the termination of the existing contracts to enable them be re-awarded. He also noted that many contractors in the Upper West Region lacked the capacity for road construction.