VORDA to construct GH¢1.6m multi-purpose DVLA office
Togbe Anikpi III, Divisional Chief of Ho Heve, on Tuesday cut the sod for work to begin on a multi-purpose office complex for the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA).
The GH¢1.6 million project would have a vehicle testing bay, banking facility, a restaurant and an office complex.
The project, an initiative of the Volta Region Development Agency (VORDA), is to mark the 10th anniversary celebration of Togbe Afede XIV, Paramount Chief of Asogli State and President of Volta Region House of Chiefs.
Togbe Anikpi said the project, among others, was to create jobs for the local people.
He therefore called on natives leaving outside to return home and work.
Togbe Kotoku XI, Paramount Chief of Kpenoe Traditional Area and Chairman of the 2013 Asogli State Yam Festival, said “good times are here” and urged the youth to take advantage of the job opportunities to enhance their lots.
Mr Appiah-Danquah Kufuor, Director, Planet Sanitation and Constructions, the firm constructing the complex, gave the assurance that all construction jobs would be given to the locals.
Mr Joseph Nii Laryea Afotey Agbo, Volta Regional Minister, in a speech read on his behalf, said “Asogli in Ghana now means progress and development” and commended Togbe Afede for the foresight and pledged the support of the Volta Regional Coordinating Council.
Mr Rudolph Beckley, Chief Executive of DVLA, in a speech read on his behalf commended the chiefs and people of Kpenoe for releasing land for the project and said efforts were being made towards opening two other offices in the northern part of the Region.
He said when completed, the complex would help speed up the realization of the objectives of the Authority and position it to continue the drive in reducing road fatalities and optimizing revenue generation towards the achievement of the “Better Ghana agenda.”
Mr Beckley said in the past six months, the Region registered a total of 2,923 vehicles and issued road worthy certificate to 23,555 vehicles.
Source: GNA