Mahama names 48 Engineer Regiment major sub-contractor for Accra-Kumasi Expressway

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  • JESUS IS GOD 1 day ago

    Behold, today is the day of salvation”
    — 2 Corinthians 6:2
    Come to Jesus today; He is ready to receive
    you.

  • FRANKIE 1 day ago

    Heeeeerrrrrrr.........His Excellency Osagyefo John Dramani Mahama!!! You're real. No bull shitting. There is hope for the future.

  • Game Changer +447935009178 1 day ago

    President Mahama is a man of vision.

  • Blaze Word Assem. 23 hours ago

    Good job Mr President and more grease to your elbows, I'll have wish they could be handed to whole project to execute.

  • Oh 21 hours ago

    President Mahama should consider constructing one half of the road by 2027 and completing the other half by 2028 instead of targetting both sides by 2028. In the case of Accra - Kumasi road, since we are looking at 3 lanes, ...
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  • AJOKO 21 hours ago

    THE NDC IS SETTING STANDARDS IN GOVERNANCE. THE NPP MUST REORGANISE TO ENSURE THAT THEY PUT TOGETHER A BLUEPRINT THAT THEY INTEND TO IMPLEMENT IN THE FUTURE TO STOP PARTY MEMBERS FROM STEALING GOVERNMENT MONEY. THE NPP MEMBER ...
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  • TALK IS CHEAP AMONG AFRICA'S LEADERS. ALL OF AFRICA'S LEADERS HAVE BECOME PREACHERS WHO DO NOT PRACTICE WHAT THEY PREACH. 15 hours ago

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  • Solomon Pobee 11 hours ago

    A step in the right direction. I commend the President for this decision.
    These are the kind of people we need to lead the country and not the deceptives we have known in the past.

  • PO 1 day ago

    Well done!
    Looking forward to completion of the actual road
    Will be very proud of you Mr president!!

  • Massive One! 1 day ago

    It's a bold decision to construct from scratch. The is massive and I pray the presidence dream gets fulfilled. All future presidents should endeavour to do big projects.

  • Kwame panin 1 day ago

    Let us fix what we have now. The present road is killing people.

  • GOOD JOB MR PRESIDENT...INSTEAD POLITICIANS UNDERPERFORMING AND CONNIVING WITH CONTRACTORS 1 day ago

    YES SIR

  • Yad,London 1 day ago

    Great Work ,Mr President
    Congratulations Ghana Armed Forces
    Proud of your magnificent achievement
    Good to be recognised for the work ahead

  • SO IF THEY COMMIT CORRUPTION OR REFUSE TO DELIVER WHICH COURT TRIES THEM! 1 day ago

    Its a Contract to be paid with the taxpayers Army. Did you put it out for Procurement rules as the law reuires so we know we are getting value for money. Or you just handover a $5m Contract to the Army Commander with no accou ...
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  • ASEMPA 1 day ago

    What a warp mindset, nipa bibinii.

  • How Stupid Can You Be....! 1 day ago

    I dont think you have sense either. Have you not heard a number of cases in court from non-performance of contracts.

    Are you that stupid not to reaise that the Army cannot be prosecurted in a civilian court but rather Cour ...
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  • AGBESI KWASI 22 hours ago

    Some people see ghosts where there are no ghosts.

  • Paapa 20 hours ago

    No. There is a new paradigm shift in national development where the army are stakeholders.

  • Gbetsimu 14 hours ago

    Look at you,, just visit Korea, Japan, Ukraine,China and see what their militaries are doing for their countries.You the military is just for kill and go?

  • Which Law Allows the Military to Enter into Private Business!! 1 day ago

    Knowing that the military cannot be prosecuted in a civilian courts, if $5m vanishes into thin air who does the taxpayer hold responsible.

    If you want the military to be involved in private contracts which are overseen by ...
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  • Rasta bangi-ITS A SUB CONTRACT 1 day ago

    YOU ARE STUPID, READ THE NEWS ITEM WELL. THE ARMY IS ONLY A SUB CONTRACTOR, NOT EVEN A CONTRACTOR.
    GO TO BURKINA FASO AND SEE ROAD TRANSFORMATION IN ONLY FEW YEARS. TRIPLE WHAT WAS CONSTRUCTED SINCE INDEPENDENCE, ONLY SOLD ...
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  • How Stupid Can You Be....! 1 day ago

    Continue to show your stupid ignorance. Whether sub-contractor, sub-sub-contractor, sub-sub-sub-sub contractor, sub-sub-sub-sub-sub cntractor it all falls under Civilian Contract Law not Military Law. Are you that stupid.

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  • Adwoa Tsetseba 1 day ago

    Yes thank you Mahama for acknowledging the GAF. Let them take part in the work. So that they beat NPP saboteurs who are planning to go and block the road with a KIA Rhino

  • Dallas1 1 day ago

    I think Ghana stands to benefit immensely if we start using the military to provide some critical services and infrastructure delivery in this country. Hudos to president Mahama for showing 8way!

  • Rasta bangi-FULL CONTRACT 1 day ago

    THIS WAS THE BEST OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE NEW MODERN EQUIPMENT FOR THEM TO DO THE JOB AND CONTINUE WITH OTHER ROADS BUT I GUESS THE COST WILL BE VERY LOW AND NO KICK BACK FOR CAMPAIGN AND PARTY GURUS .
    GOOD PRESIDENT INTERVEN ...
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  • NANA TRUMU TRUMU ADDO 1 day ago

    NPP COULD NOT COMPLETE A SINGLE HOSPITAL IN GHANA FOR 8 GOOD YEARS. THEY DUG A 95 MILLION DOLLARS CATHEDRAL PIT . THEY COULD NOT COMPLETE SUAME INTERCHANGE. BAWUMIA STOLE MONEY MEANT FOR PWALUGU DAM BUT TOLD GHANAIANS THAT TH ...
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  • Nimo 21 hours ago

    When did the presudent became contractor and selecte his sun cintractor

  • Nimo 21 hours ago

    When did the president became contractor and selete his sub contractor, if the president has seleted 48 Engineers then he is the nain cibtractor

  • 3tw3 ba 16 hours ago

    Two attempts and you still couldn't get right.
    You struggle with your speeding paa.
    Odwan

  • Zakarakis 21 hours ago

    That's why Ghana needs more engineers than lawyers. Engineering drives development not grammar!!!!!!!

  • Northern Boy 19 hours ago

    Truly ttuly we have the men in ghana. We are not signing any dubious inflated contract with any fictitious 30-day old "construction company". Ghana will definitely get better.

  • Al 19 hours ago

    Much commendation goes to President Mahama and his government for this enviable project.

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  • Johnnie 14 hours ago

    Mr President, remember your hometown also. Although, I am from the Ashanti region but I think it's also nice to campaign for the people of Bole. God bless you for giving us such an express road.

  • Solomon Pobee 11 hours ago

    A step in the right direction. I commend the President for this descision.

  • Doe 11 hours ago

    This is great news for Ghana. Good leadership style and political will are always good developments. Kudos to JM and the NDC government. This is an exemplary act for all our leaders to follow to br about development.

  • Soo 10 hours ago

    Kudos for this , president Mahama

  • Soo 10 hours ago

    Kudos for this , president Mahama. You are using the soldiers effectively. Please do not allow our hospitals to engage foreigners to pay them higher for the same work that can be done effectively by our locals if motivated ...
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  • Doctor Ding Dong (DDD) 9 hours ago

    This is what we call man with a vision and foresight, and this is what we need to Govern a Country for which, Ghana had lack for far too long. Thank God for the given Wisdom to Mahama and good work Soldiers. And the Expresswa ...
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  • Okatakyie 7 hours ago

    You name a subcontractor to a project that is yet to be designed and go out to tender? The successful tenderer obliged to take on a military outfit as subcontractor will find it challenging to manage a military outfit that is ...
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  • OSAFO KANTANKA 7 hours ago

    THE BEST DECISION EVER. Cutting off Some of the most Greedy , Corrupt , Incompetent , Selfish and Downright dishonestly Evil CONTRACTORS OF THE CENTURY from this very important PROJECT.