Contractors in various parts of the Western Region who have collected mobilisation fees but have failed to perform may face prosecution if they do not refund the money. Some of the contractors are said to have collected more than GH¢500,000 as mobilisation fees, only for them to abandon government projects such as classroom blocks, dormitories, assembly halls and roads across the region. The Western Regional Minister, Mr Paul Evans Aidoo, who sounded the caution, said those contractors would soon be referred to the Attorney-General’s Department for appropriate action. Speaking at the inauguration of the Western Regional Co-ordinating Council (RCC) in Sekondi, the regional minister said contractors, who were on the job and whose performances had not been encouraging, would also have their contracts terminated. He said it was sad that money meant for the improvement of social infrastructure rather found its way into the hands of people entrusted to deliver, but who woefully failed to perform, thereby worsening the plight of their compatriots. He also condemned the mode of awarding contracts, pointing out that at a point in time, a six-kilometre stretch of road was awarded to more than three contractors. Mr Aidoo said after bidding and winning contracts, most contractors left the region to undertake different projects in other parts of the country. He said for the total transformation of the region to materialise, infrastructural development, including road network should be of great concern to all. He asked members of the RCC to be conversant with ongoing projects and insisted that the right things were done. He said the RCC, in consultation with stakeholders, had formulated a blueprint for the development of the region. The meeting was attended by metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives, as well as the various heads of departments in the region. Source: Daily Graphic