Ghana: Auditor-General Cuts Sod for Construction of E/R Office

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Ghana: Auditor-General Cuts Sod for Construction of E/R Office

[Ghanaian Times] Koforidua -- The Auditor-General, Mr Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu, on Tuesday, cut sod for the construction of a regional office complex at Effiduase in the New Juaben North District of the Eastern Region.

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