705 The Local Government Committee of Parliament has stressed the need for the early release of funds by the Ministry of Finance to facilitate the completion of District Assembly Common Fund (DACF) infrastructure projects in the six newly created regions. The committee said efforts to complete DACF-funded projects in the new regions would continue to lag behind if the Ministry of Finance failed to release the funds on time. Tour The Ranking Member on the committee, Nii Lante Vanderpuye, stated this in an interview with the Daily Graphic in Techiman after a tour of some ongoing projects in the Bono East Region.