NPP demands explanation over Upper East Region’s exclusion from $500m World Bank project

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has demanded an explanation from the Government over the exclusion of the Upper East Region from the US$500 million Ghana Market Access and Connectivity Project (GMACP), financed through an International Development Association (IDA) credit facility from the World Bank.

At a press conference in Bolgatanga, Mr Peter Ayamga Ayinbisa, the Upper East Regional Communications Director of the NPP, said the project, currently before Parliament for approval, aimed to rehabilitate about 1,050 kilometres of feeder roads to improve year-round farm-to-market connectivity, reduce post-harvest losses, lower transportation costs, increase rural incomes and create employment opportunities.

He also appealed to the Government of Ghana and the World Bank to review the beneficiary list before the implementation of the project to include the Upper East Region.