By Solomon Gumah
Tamale, Nov 12, GNA – Alhaji Shani Alhassan Saibu, Northern Regional Minister, has inaugurated an ultramodern zonal office complex for the Gulf of Guinea Northern Regions Social Cohesion (SOCO) Project in Tamale.
The office building, which has various offices including information and technology, engineer, kitchen, is to serve all the eight beneficiary districts of the project namely Tamale, Sagnarigu, Nanumba North, Saboba, Tatali-Sangule, Gushegu, Yendi and Karaga.
Alhaji Saibu, speaking during the inauguration, said the SOCO project had been instrumental in improving the livelihoods of the people, adding the office space was timely and would help to augment the smooth implementation of the project.
SOCO is a five-year World Bank-funded project aimed at improving the social and economic resilience of the Northern Region of the Gulf of Guinea countries.
It is being implemented in six regions, including Northern, Upper East, Upper West, North East, Savannah and Oti regions with the aim to strengthen local institutions, increase economic opportunities, prevent conflicts from spilling over from the Sahel, reduce vulnerability to climate change among others.
Alhaji Saibu said it was important to give the staff a conducive working environment to enable them to work assiduously towards the realisation of the goals and aspirations of the project.
He was optimistic that the new office space would serve as an inspiration to Management to work harder to achieve the project’s objectives within the stipulated time.
Mr Samuel Forson, Tamale Zonal Coordinator of the SOCO Project, who received the keys to the facility, commended all stakeholders in the implementation of the project and said it would help to enhance the administration of the project and ultimately improve the livelihoods of communities.
GNA