Govt Fast Tracks Over 200 Esp Projects

Monday, January 25, 2016

Government on Friday published a list of over 200 small and medium sized construction projects around the country that need to be bid for and awarded ahead of the new financial year.

Government spokesman Jeff Ramsay revealed that the projects are part of the Economic Stimulus Programme(ESP) that had been budgeted for, and needed to be awarded before the new financial year started but said, that more ESP projects will be rolled out after the budget allocations.

According to Ramsay, the publicised projects are part of the ESP batch that government promised the nation, and that they (projects) have already been budgeted for.

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Govt Fast Tracks Over 200 Esp Projects

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