Hon. Karim Musah Kusubari, the West Gonja Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), has handed over a site to ASCAL Investment Limited for the construction of two-unit storey shopping centre in Damongo aimed at propelling development.
The project expected to be completed within six months included a ten-unit lockable shops, twelve-unit wash room, pavement, streetlight and land scaping.
At a brief ceremony to hand over the site to the construction firm, Hon. Kusubari said the project was funded from the second tranche of the World Bank – Ghana Secondary City Support Program (GSCSP) disbursed to the Municipal from the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development.
In an exclusive interview with Spearfm.com, Mr. Kusubari disclosed that the project will create between 500 to 600 direct and indirect jobs and therefore assured that the contractor will make judicious use of the local labour force by offering jobs to members of the Municipality instead of bringing people from outside.
He also solicited the support of the Municipality to help execute the project and also refrain from acts that would retard or jeopardize the successful execution of the project because it is extremely dear to his heart.
The MCE also expressed hope that the contractor would do a good job adding that the Assembly would also embark on periodic visits and inspection of the progress of work to accomplish quality and timely executed work.
He also appealed to the traders and shoppers currently occupying the site to provide congenial working environment for the contractor to deliver the project within the stipulated time frame.
Engineer Salifu Kamil, Managing Director of the construction firm on behalf of the CEO of the group, assured that the project would be delivered on time.
He also added that they will mobilize and move to site within two-weeks to commence the project so they can be able to finish on time and hand it over to the Assembly.
Additionally, the MD indicated that the project, once completed, will come with a lot of benefits taking into consideration, the number of auxiliary facilities including a banking hall.
