The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has demanded an explanation from the Government over the exclusion of the Upper East Region from the $500 million Ghana Market Access and Connectivity Project (GMACP), financed through an International Development Association (IDA) credit facility from the World Bank. He said the exclusion of the Upper East Region was difficult to understand, given its significant contribution to Ghana’s agricultural production and the poor state of its feeder road network. “The Directorate is therefore unable to reconcile the stated objectives of the project with the decision to omit the Upper East Region,” the Regional Communications Director said. He urged the Upper East Regional Minister, Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives, traditional authorities, civil society organisations, youth groups, the media and residents of the Region to unite in advocating the inclusion of the Upper East Region in the intervention. He also appealed to the Government of Ghana and the World Bank to review the beneficiary list before the implementation of the project to include the Upper East Region.