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General News of Wednesday, 9 October 2002

Source: GNA

President Kufuor ends visit to Upper West Region

President John Agyekum Kufuor would end his three-day official visit to the Upper West Region with a durbar of chiefs and people in the Lawra District on Wednesday.

During the period President Kufuor visited the four other districts in the region.

These were, Sissala, Jirapa-Lambussie, Nadowli and the Wa districts.

After the tour President Kufuor would pay a two-day official visit to the Upper East Region on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

After the durbar at Lawra, President Kufuor would travel to Paga, Sandema and Bolgatanga.

He would visit Bawku and tour the Vocational and Technical Institutes and address a durbar of the chiefs and people. President Kufuor would also visit the Tono Irrigation Project and address another durbar of chiefs and people of Navrongo.

He would end the visit to the Upper East Region with a tour of the Meat Factory and the Tomato Factory at Pwalugu and Upper Quarry. The visit would be climaxed with a durbar of the chiefs and people of Bolgatanga on Friday and return to Accra on Saturday.