The Krachi East District Assembly is indebted to 11 contractors to the tune of GH 1,648,223.30 for various jobs done including building the assembly’s office complex and staff accomodation.

The District Chief Executive, Mr. Ralph K. Ogyemako, said the situation was not only alarming but could throw its budget out of gear if attempts were not made to settle the debts.

Delivering his maiden address to the assembly at an ordinary meeting at Dambai, the DCE pledged to ensure that the contractors were paid.

The meeting was also used to approve the assembly’s supplementary budget.

Mr. Ogyemako saidof the 11 contractors working on the district market complex, only six of them were currently working on site, which could lead to the late completion of the project.

He said the assembly saw the market as an important need of the people because Dambai was one of the country’s busiest marketing centres, where most traders converge to buy or sell food stuffs.

He assured the assembly members that everything would be done to make sure that ongoing projects in the district were completed on schedule.

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