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Provide list of contractors who are not being paid by govt – Sammi Awuku challenges Afriyie Akoto

The former National Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammi Awuku, has challenged flagbearer hopeful, Dr. Afriyie Akoto to furnish the general public with the list of contractors who according to him are not being paid by the government. Sammi Awuku stated that he was surprised by the utterance of the former Food …

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SMC Contractors Call On Special Prosecutor To Investigate Roads And Highways Minister

  SMC contractors and their employees of the Ghana Highways Authority across the country numbering over four thousand seven hundred have urged the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to probe Road Minister Hon. Kwasi Amoakoh Attah, Chief Director, Ministry of Highways, Ing Dr Abass, as well as the Chief …

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Ghanaians should not expect good roads – Ghana Road Contractors Association

The Association of Road Contractors in Ghana has say Ghanaians should not expect to get good roads  in the next few years. Chairman of the association, Mr John Afful revealed that, it will be difficult for his members to provide the country with quality roads because successive governments have refused to …

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Road contractors will be paid before end of year – Roads Minister

Mr Kwasi Amoako-Atta, the Minister of Roads and Highways, says the Government would clear a “chunk” of outstanding debts owed road contractors before the end of the year. “Contractors of this country are doing a yeoman’s job despite all the difficulties, and I want to assure them that Government will …

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Gov’t hasn’t paid us since 2018 — Road Contractors

Association of Road Contractors is lamenting government’s reluctance in settling debt owed them since 2018. Members say the situation is really affecting their livelihoods and taking a toll on their health and businesses and rather frustrating. Vice Chairman for the Association Stephen Atatsi while speaking on Akoma FM‘s weekend political show Wonsom, which …

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National Cathedral project contractors sack over 200 workers over lack of funds

It has emerged that the project contractors of the National Cathedral, RIBADE Company LTD, have allegedly sacked over 200 of its workers over a lack of funds. In a letter dated March 14, 2022, making rounds on social media, the company asked the workers to return every property in their …

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Gov’t owes us over GHS10bn – Road contractors

The National Vice Chairman of the Road Contractors Association of Ghana, Stephen Kwaku Attasi has revealed that the government owes members of the Association a whopping amount of over GHS10 billion for roads constructed over the past five years. According to Mr. Attasi, 35 members of the Association have died …

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Local contractors threaten to lock classroom over Ghc500million debts

Local contractors under the Middle Belt Development Authority (MBDA) have called on government to settle GHC500 million debts owed for projects executed under the Government flagship program $1Million per Constituency. The Association with about 500 members said the government’s lack of payments has impacted negatively on their families and threatens …

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I’ve paid your husbands, so, Christmas’ll be great – Akufo-Addo to wives of contractors

President Nana Akufo-Addo has told wives of contractors that he has paid their husbands and, so, this year’s Christmas season would be an enjoyable one. “We have started paying contractors”, President Akufo-Addo told market women and traders at Okaishie on Tuesday, 3 December 2019. To the women, in particular, the …

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4 Contractors Dead, Others Call For Govt’s Intervention

Four members of First Ghana Contractors Association are reported dead due to frustrations they are going through with their creditors. Public Relations Officer of the Association, Mr. Yaw Tawiah Dickson at a press conference, said the over 150 contractors were awarded projects by Ghana First company last year August but …

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