The leader of Garu district found shocking money problems with a development project from the old government. John Abugba Abaare told Metro TV that someone spent 56,000 cedis on one water well and 43,000 cedis on summer hats for young people. These crazy prices made him worry about how the World Bank money was being used. The SOCO project should help poor areas grow but something went wrong with the spending.
The project covers six northern regions and helps 48 local governments fight poverty and build stronger communities. Countries around the Gulf of Guinea work together on this program because they face similar security and development challenges. Abaare wants people from Garu to support the project even though past leaders may have wasted money.
He asked community members to think about everyone instead of just themselves. The district needs this development program to succeed and people must work together to make it happen. Abaare thinks officials should check all the financial records to find out what really happened with the missing money and fix the trust problems.
The project covers six northern regions and helps 48 local governments fight poverty and build stronger communities. Countries around the Gulf of Guinea work together on this program because they face similar security and development challenges. Abaare wants people from Garu to support the project even though past leaders may have wasted money.
He asked community members to think about everyone instead of just themselves. The district needs this development program to succeed and people must work together to make it happen. Abaare thinks officials should check all the financial records to find out what really happened with the missing money and fix the trust problems.
