Mr Louis Owusu Agyapong, the Municipal Chief Executive officer for Wiawso Municipality in the Western North Region, says the government's District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP) will unlock new opportunities for trade, investment and prosperity. According to him, roads within the municipality were the lifeblood of the residents and the project was designed to address deteriorating roads, insufficient drainage systems and limited accessibility to certain communities, especially during the rainy season. Mr Owusu Agyapong who said this during the official launch of the Municipal Assembly DRIP at the forecourt of the municipal assembly, added the bad nature of the roods in the area hampered economic growth of the area and posed significant safety dangers to residents. The MCE said the first phase of the DRIP programme would surface grade 96 kilometres out of the 253.78 kilometres of roads in the municipal in the last quarter of the year. He mentioned the targeted roads to be worked on in the first phase t o include, kojina -Agyemadiem, Medina-Aboagyekrom-Berekuline, Asawinso township, Abonse-Kumoekrom and Punikrom-Keteboi among other community roads. He assured of the assembly's commitment to put into good use the equipment for the benefit of the residents and announced that the assembly had put in place a dedicated project management team led by the Municipal Road Engineer to oversee the effective operations of the project. 'The team will work closely with stakeholders at all levels to ensure transparency, accountability, and timely completion of works'. Mr Agyapong said. The MCE expressed his profound gratitude and appreciation to the Ministry of Roads and Transport, the Regional Minister and all stakeholders who contributed to the project's implementation. Nana Yaw Badu, Abusuapanin of the Wiawso traditional council, who represented the chiefs, lauded the government for the initiative and called on all to use the machines for the intended purpose. Source: Ghana News Agency