Bimbilla (N/R), April 27, GNA - Mr. Moses Bukari Mabengba, the Northern=

Regional Minister, has made a two-day tour of some parts of the region to=

inspect development projects, expressed satisfaction at work done and appealed to the contractors to complete work on schedule. The tour took him to Nunumba North, Nanumba South districts and Kpand= ai where he inspected GETFund projects, 10 bungalows being put up at the cos= t of GH¢960,000 at Kpandai for staff of the decentralized departments and=

classroom blocks.

He inspected bungalows for tutors of the Bimbilla Training College, n= ew classroom blocks, a Soya-bean processing factory and a mechanized water project both at Bimbilla.

Later at a durbar in Bimbilla, the minister told the people that with= in a short time of the administration of the New Democratic Congress, severa= l development projects are ongoing across the country.

He said the government had been able to do all these projects despite difficulties the government inherited from its predecessor adding that "W= e would ensure we fulfil all our promises before next elections". Mr. Mabengba assured the people that the Eastern Corridor roads would=

start before the 2012 general election. Mr. Mohammed Ibin-Abass, the District Chief Executive of Nanumba Nor= th, told the people that although he met a huge debt, he had been able to def= ray the debt and is undertaking some development projects. He said poor road networks and lack of portable water were the major=

concern of the area and appealed to the government to assist. 27 April 10