{"id":2496,"date":"2024-05-11T14:04:13","date_gmt":"2024-05-11T14:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uwrcc.gov.gh\/?p=2496"},"modified":"2024-06-20T14:11:13","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T14:11:13","slug":"uwr-minister-inspects-waste-treatment-plant-in-wa-municipal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/uwrcc.gov.gh\/index.php\/uwr-minister-inspects-waste-treatment-plant-in-wa-municipal\/","title":{"rendered":"UWR: MINISTER INSPECTS WASTE TREATMENT PLANT IN WA MUNICIPAL"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Hon. Stephen Yakubu, the Upper West Regional Minister, undertook an inspection of the construction of the waste treatment plant situated in the Wa Municipality of the Upper West Region.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Accompanied by key stakeholders including the Wa Municipal Chief Executive, Issahaku Tahiru Moomin, the 2024 NPP Parliamentary Candidate, Hajia Humu Awudu, REGSEC members, and other esteemed dignitaries, the Minister&#8217;s visit aimed to assess the status of the project ahead of its imminent commissioning by the Vice President in the coming days.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">During the inspection, the Minister and his delegation toured the facility, receiving assurances from the contractor regarding the commissioning of the project as expected.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The collaborative effort between the Jospong Group of Companies and the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources underscores a national commitment to constructing integrated recycling compost plants across all 16 regions in the country.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The significance of the project cannot be overstated, particularly in light of the daily generation of over 500 tonnes of solid waste in the Upper West Region.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Upon completion, this waste will be recycled into compost and other valuable plastic products, marking a significant step towards sustainable waste management practices in the region.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Moreover, the establishment of the waste treatment plant holds promise for employment generation, with projections indicating the creation of 75 direct jobs and 250 indirect jobs for youth in the region.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">This not only addresses environmental concerns but also contributes to socio-economic empowerment within the community.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2501\" src=\"http:\/\/uwrcc.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/441165816_756503359988926_6645543751525532777_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/uwrcc.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/441165816_756503359988926_6645543751525532777_n.jpg 960w, http:\/\/uwrcc.gov.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/441165816_756503359988926_6645543751525532777_n-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2497\" 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Stephen Yakubu, the Upper West Regional Minister, undertook an inspection of the construction of the waste treatment plant situated in the Wa Municipality of the Upper West Region. Accompanied by key stakeholders including the Wa Municipal Chief Executive, Issahaku Tahiru Moomin, the 2024 NPP Parliamentary Candidate, Hajia Humu Awudu, REGSEC members, and other esteemed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2501,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/uwrcc.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/uwrcc.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/uwrcc.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/uwrcc.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/uwrcc.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2496"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/uwrcc.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2510,"href":"http:\/\/uwrcc.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2496\/revisions\/2510"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/uwrcc.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/uwrcc.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/uwrcc.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/uwrcc.gov.gh\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}