District Road Improvement Project

The North East Regional Minister, Hon. Yidana Zakaria, has announced the distribution of cutting-edge construction machinery under the District Road Improvement Project (DRIP) across the region’s six municipal and district assemblies (MDAs), aimed at enhancing local road networks. This initiative, launched by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Accra, has commenced nationwide, with various regions receiving allocated road equipment as part of the programme. DRIP, a presidential initiative, seeks to decentralise road infrastructure development to address the deficiencies in the country’s road networks. At the Regional Coordinating Council in Nalerigu, where the road equipment is…

The Upper East Regional Minister, Dr. Hafiz Bin Salih, has announced that the District Road Improvement Project (DRIP) will generate 400 jobs in the Upper East Region. According to him, each of the 15 districts in the region will employ 30 individuals to operate the DRIP equipment, leading to a total of 400 jobs. In this regard, he praised President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his exceptional and forward-thinking leadership in implementing the DRIP project. He indicated that in the Upper East Region alone, a total of 117 pieces of equipment have been received, including 15 backhoes, 15 tipper trucks,…

The Upper West Regional Minister, Hon. Stephen Yakubu, has lauded President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his visionary leadership in implementing the District Road Improvement Project (DRIP). During the reception and inauguration of the DRIP equipment for the Upper West Region, commissioned by the President in Accra, Mr. Yakubu commended the government's responsiveness to Ghanaians' needs, particularly in road infrastructure. "This is a fulfillment of our 'Year of Roads' promise," Yakubu declared, expressing relief that the equipment arrived at a critical time, given the poor condition of roads in the Upper West Region. He assured the public that the equipment…