The Upper East Regional Minister, Mr Donatus Atanga Akamugri, has visited the site earmarked for the construction of the new Bolgatanga Airport at Anateem, a Community in the Upper East Region.
The visit was to ascertain at first hand the readiness of the site cleared by the Alagumgube Association for construction to commence.
Speaking to journalists after the inspection of the project site on Friday, Mr Akamugri assured the people that the government was desirous in delivering its pledge of constructing the aviation project to facilitate the transportation business in the Upper East Region.
The minister, who was accompanied by officials from the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL), lauded the Alagumgube Association for their steadfastness, stressing that "I thank the Alagumgube Association for the gesture.