Ho, Jan. 12, - Amandi Holding
Limited, contractors working on the Ho Airport project will officially hand
over the facility to government in March, this year.
This follows completion of work
on the 25 million dollar project funded by the Ghana Airport Company Limited
(GACL) to boost economic activities and tourism in the Volta Region, Dr
Archibald Yao Letsa, the Volta Regional Minister has said at a press soiree
organized by the Ministry of Information in Ho.
The project, which was scheduled
for completion in September 2016, has 1,900 metres runway, traffic control
tower, 1,150 capacity passenger waiting area, an ultramodern air bus terminal
and an automatic fire detection system.
The Airport, with the slogan, “Ho
Airport, the New Destination” is expected to host domestic and commercial
flights and open up the Region for growth.
“…2018 is going to be very
exciting because the Airport will be operational. It will be an action year as
the Region opens up for investors,” Dr. Letsa stated.
He said foundations had been laid
for rapid economic and infrastructure growth in the Region and hinted of
resumption of work on the Ho dual carriage and the Eastern corridor roads soon.
Mr Perry Okudzeto, a Deputy
Minister of Information, said government recognized the role of the media in
the development of the country and was “building more bridges” for mutual
benefit.
He said 2017 marked “good start”
for government with the launching of projects and programmes to improve
agriculture, education, and job creation among others and called for support
from the media and the citizenry.
GNA
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