Ya-Na Abukari II has commended former President John Dramani Mahama and Vice President Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, flagbearers of National Democratic Congress (NDC) and New Patriotic Party (NPP) for their clean campaign so far. He said just as he admonished Vice President Bawumia when he visited his palace last year, he would give the same message to former President. He said campaigning in opposite directions should not make them enemies, but proponents of different development opinions. Ya-Na Abukari II gave the commendation when Former President Mahama called on him at the Gbewaa Palace as part of his Build Ghana tour in parts of the northern region. Ya-Na urged the former President to leave a legacy that would make his children, family and Ghana proud when he leaves the political scene adding that the leadership was between him and Bawumia, and it was therefore incumbent on them to come out with winnable messages that could change the fortunes of Ghanaians. Former President Mahama expressed his appr eciation to the Ya-Na for peace in Dagbon and promised to strengthen the structures that would ensure everlasting peace. He promised providing roads, electricity, water and other amenities and to upgrade the Yendi hospital to referral hospital so that cases from the eastern corridor would be referred there and promised tight security to reduce robbery to the barest minimum. He commended Ya-Na for forming a local task force to assist the security to combat the criminals. The former President later held a townhall meeting met black smiths, smock weavers, Electricians, Television repairers, Professional nurses, local kente weavers, hair dressers, nursing training, and associations to acquaint himself with their challenges. He later visited Gushegu Municipality and Mion district. Source: Ghana News Agency A small cabinet meeting, held Tuesday, in Kasbah, approved the implementation of a set of projects including the construction of a new air terminal as part of the extension project of Tunis-Carthage airport. The new terminal will be extended over a covered area of nearly 80,000 m2 and will have a capacity to accommodate 8 million travelers per year. As a result, the airport's capacity will be increased to 13 million passengers per year, reads a statement of the Prime Ministry, The extension project also provides for the expansion of the airport viaduct, the construction of a new control tower, the establishment of a railway line linking the airport to the city center and a second fast rail line, linking Tunis-Carthage airport to Enfidha-Hammamet airport, in addition to the construction of a metro line linking Lake Tunis to Bhar Lazreg. Chairing the small cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani underlined the importance of this extension project in reviving the national economy and boosting the countr y's development. The meeting was attended by the ministers of Finance, Economy and Planning, Transport and Equipment and Housing. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse
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