The unprecedented achievements of the government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo have been hailed by Ghanaians across the length and breadth of the country. This has largely increased the chances of the party and government to break the eight and retain the NPP in government in the 2024
general elections with majority in Parliament. Major projects like the Tema Mpakadan Railway project, Pokuase Interchange, the ongoing Obetsebi, Lamptey Interchange, The Tamale Interchange, Redevelopment of the Kumasi Airport, Tamale Airport, Takoradi Market Circle Interchange, The Construction of the Jamestown Fishing Habour, the Atlantic Terminal at the Takoradi Port among others have proven the quality of work and service being delivered by president Akufo Addo and his competent ministers and assured Ghanaians that NPP’s continues stay in power will help deliver more development to create wealth and improve infrastructure
The NPP government has since 2017 made significant efforts to solve enduring problems in education, health and in poverty reduction. Summarized in a single sentence, the government has picked important and difficult problems to solve, and is showing progressive success. The goal of the weekly update is to report verifiable projects which are newly initiated, ongoing or completed across Ghana. This publication covers the period 12 – 16 September, 2022.
Building transportation networks —Every major mode of transportation, from railroads to airports, has received critical financial support from the government.
– This week the Tema-Mpakadan Railway project is 95% complete and is on course to be fully completed by December 2022. This will reduce road traffic in the area as well as increase economic activity along the route.
– Work on the Eastern Corridor Road has been ongoing by this government since 2019. On September 12, 2022 the Vice President commissioned 56.4km of road on the Hohoe-Jasikan-Dodo-Pepesu stretch. An additional 45km on the Asikuma-Have stretch has also been completed. This is just one of the 58 road projects currently under construction in the Volta Region, progressing steadily and expected to be completed as scheduled in 2023.
– 30 of the 50 Composite Modular Steel Bridges project, for which government signed a €50-million agreement with the government of Czech Republic in 2019 have been completed. Out of the 30 completed, 8 of are ready to be handed over, whiles 22 are currently undergoing testing.
– A multi-purpose Atlantic Terminal project at the Takoradi Port, the single most significant investment in the history of the Takoradi Port since its establishment, is currently 98% complete.
– 175-metre span bridge over a tributary of the Black Volta River from Agbenoxoe to Dafor has been commissioned.
Investing in Communications, Health and Education— Communications networks, like transportation systems, create lots of external benefits and are one of the most expensive public investments. This government is on track to being the government that has made the most investment in Comms and technology which supports various systems and services.
– 2,000 new communities have been hooked to the national grid. This brings urban electrification to 95.2% with 72.6% of rural communities covered.
– The NHIS is on course to becoming fully digitalized by early 2023 to enable people conveniently and securely register for health insurance online to ease traffic at NHIS district offices and accelerate access to quality affordable healthcare.
– Agenda 111’s District Hospitals in Akatsi North, South Dayi, Ho West, Afadzato South, Agotime Ziope, and Anloga in the Volta region are being built with steady progression and expected to be completed in 2023.
– 900 and 200 Dual Desks for schools have been presented to the Accra Metropolitan and Juaben Municipal Education Services Directorate respectively, for onward distribution to various schools. Promising an end to ill fitted schools unable to deliver quality education.
Access to Justice
– North Tongu District Magistrate Court at Battor built to completion.
Poverty reduction
– BOST’s revenue earning assets, which prior to 2017 had declined to 34% currently increased to 95% as government continues to turn fortunes of hitherto loss-making state companies around.
All these projects show government’s commitment to developing Ghana for all Ghanaians in spite of the present economic challenges. To ensure that we continue to develop and benefit from these investments we must all take full advantage of these projects to accelerate development
