There will be no room for delays or requests for contract extensions in the execution of the Ghana Secondary Cities Support Projects (GSCSP), the Minister of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Martin Ad­jei-Mensah Korsah, has indicated. The GSCSP is aimed at en­hancing urban management and basic urban services by 2,535 by participating Municipal Assemblies responsible for urban development in secondary cities. According to Mr Korsah, MP, Techiman South, the projects are pivotal to the government's broad­er agenda of fortifying secondary cities as engines of socio-econom­ic growth and delays would not be tolerated. "We will not entertain any requests for extension in contract duration," the Minister declared. "These projects are essential to our nation's development, and any delays undermine our goals for economic growth and community wellbeing." Mr Korsah gave this indication whilst on a two-day working tour of some districts in the Western and Central Regions. The tour was to afford the min­ister the opportunity to ascertain the progress of work done under the GSCSP. Some of the visited districts are Ahanta West, Effia-Kwesimintsim, Mfantseman, Assin Fosu, Ago­na West, and Awutu Senya East, where the minister inspected the progress of work on roads, drains, markets, lockable stores, lorry parks, and terminals which are all at various stages of completion.