President John Dramani Mahama has announced that the second and third phases of the dualization of the Kasoa-Cape Coast road will be undertaken under the government’s Big Push program.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), in its manifesto, pledged to invest $10 billion in resetting Ghana’s infrastructure and economy through the Big Push policy. This initiative aims to accelerate infrastructural development, create jobs, and prioritize completing unfinished and abandoned government projects across all sectors.
Addressing a thank-you rally in Cape Coast today, President Mahama stated that the project’s second phase would include the dualisation of the stretch from the Winneba roundabout to the Mankessim roundabout. In contrast, the third phase would extend from the Mankessim roundabout to Cape Coast.
He highlighted that completing the first phase, which commenced late last year and is ongoing, would facilitate the movement of goods and services and enhance trade within the region.
The President further disclosed that the government had earmarked other critical roads in the Central Region for construction, including the Yamoransa-Assin Fosu road and the Cape Coast-Twifo Praso road, to improve connectivity and open up the region for economic development.
Additionally, he announced that the Mankessim Market would be modernized under the government’s Market Enhancement program to boost local commerce.
He said, We will prioritise the development of critical infrastructure, including roads, schools, healthcare facilities, electrification projects, and clean water,” he assured, reaffirming his government’s commitment to massive infrastructural development across all regions.
President Mahama thanked the region’s people for their confidence in him and pledged to improve their livelihoods under his administration.
Vice President Prof Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang also extended her appreciation to the region’s people for their support and urged them to continue backing the government’s efforts to turn the country’s fortunes around.
She expressed optimism that the government would prioritize continuing all abandoned projects to enhance the living standards of communities nationwide.
In his welcoming address, the President of the Central Regional House of Chiefs, Odeefuo Amoakwa Boadu, appealed for accelerated infrastructural development and job creation initiatives to improve the well-being of the people in the region.
On behalf of the chiefs, he pledged to collaborate with the government to achieve its development objectives. He called for incorporating traditional leaders in the country’s national development agenda.
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