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The Local Government Committee of Parliament has stressed the need for the early release of funds by the Ministry of Finance to facilitate the completion of District Assembly Common Fund (DACF) infrastructure projects in the six newly created regions.
The committee said efforts to complete DACF-funded projects in the new regions would continue to lag behind if the Ministry of Finance failed to release the funds on time.
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The Ranking Member on the committee, Nii Lante Vanderpuye, stated this in an interview with the Daily Graphic in Techiman after a tour of some ongoing projects in the Bono East Region.
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Some contractors have abandoned work on some government projects in the Ahafo, Bono and Bono East regions over delayed payments.
The projects are mainly funded by the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF).
This came to light when a seven-member team of the Local Government Committee of Parliament inspected the progress of work on some of the DACF-funded projects in the three regions.
Currently, work on the administration blocks and staff bungalows for the regional coordinating councils (RCCs) and metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs), as well as health and education directorates and the judiciary have slowed down or stalled, with some abandoned by the contractors.