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The Roads in the Green Book<\/span><\/p>\n As a follow up on president Akufo Addo\u2019s claim during the recent NPP delegates conference, I have maneuvered my way to get a copy of the green book, showing the roads under construction.<\/p>\n The roads in the green book can be found in the pdf pages 51-58. Zoom-in and check the names and regions of each road. Ghanaians are looking forward to hearing the truth, based on evidence to help ascertain the facts in this road in green book matter.<\/p>\n To my understanding, some of the roads were in progress when NDC left power. The NPP stopped all the roads, pending investigations into the alleged bloated contracts. They later allowed the contractors to get back to work.<\/p>\n Can the NPP challenge the green book by visiting the roads and take videos to justify the claim that all the roads in the green book cannot be found on the ground?<\/p>\n To the NDC, can you do Ghanaians a favour by touring on all these roads, take videos showing the sign boards or some towns along the roads to underpin the fact that the roads were truly constructed?<\/p>\n At least, I know that Tarkwa-Bogoso-Wassa Akropong-Ayanfuri Road was asphalted before the 2016 elections. Ghanaians just want to know the truth about this road matter. We will not vote in 2020 based on lies again. NEVER!!! God bless our homeland Ghana ??!<\/p>\n Solomon Owusu <\/p>\n NDC Green Book below in detail:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n #ChangingLives <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nsemgh.com The Roads in the Green Book As a follow up on president Akufo Addo\u2019s claim during the recent NPP delegates conference, I have maneuvered my way to get a copy of the green book, showing the roads under construction. The roads in the green book can be found in the pdf pages 51-58. 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\nAlso, I have driven through the Ayanfuri-Sefwi Road. They can be found on the ground.<\/p>\n
\nFounder: Ghana Youth Movem\u2019t
\nDenver, Colorado, USA<\/p>\n
\n#TransformingGhana
\nACCOUNTING TO
\nTHE PEOPLE
\nH. E John Dramani Mahama
\nPresident of the Republic of Ghana
\nEDUCATION
\nPUTTING PEOPLE FIRST
\n\u201cEducation remains the surest path to victory
\nover ignorance, poverty and inequality. This is
\nself evident in the bold initiatives we continue to
\ntake to improve access, affordability, quality and
\nrelevance at all levels.\u201d
\nPresident John Dramani Mahama
\n#ChangingLives 5
\n#TransformingGhana
\nPresident John Dramani Mahama made a pact with
\nthe sovereign people of Ghana in 2012 to deliver on
\ntheir mandate in a manner that will change lives and
\ntransform our dear nation, Ghana.
\nHe has been delivering on this sacred mandate with a sense of urgency. Many
\nGhanaians agree that sterling results have been achieved in his first term in office
\nwhile strenuous efforts are being made to resolve long-standing national challenges.
\nThis book, Accounting to the People, is a compilation of the numerous significant
\nstrides made in various sectors of our national life.
\nAdopting a combination of pictures with crisp and incisive text, the book is a
\ntestimony of President Mahama\u2019s vision to change lives and transform Ghana.
\nThe book is presented in two parts. The first part gives a broad overview of this
\nGovernment\u2019s performance in various sectors based on the four thematic areas of
\nthe 2012 NDC manifesto.The second part provides pictorial proof of work done at
\nthe district level.
\nThe content of this book is not exhaustive. It catalogues a summary of President
\nMahama\u2019s achievements. The remarkable progress highlighted gives a clear
\nindication of the President\u2019s committment to changing the lives of Ghanaians and
\ntransforming Ghana.
\nIt also shows how far his bold and decisive leadership has brought our great nation.
\nIn showcasing these achievements, President Mahama acknowledges the enormous
\ncontributions and support of the good people of Ghana – this is our collective
\nachievement.
\nDr. Edward Kofi Omane Boamah
\nMinister for Communications
\nDecember, 2015
\nFOREWORD
\nSignificant
\nprogress has been
\nmade in the area
\nof education since
\nthe coming into
\noffice of the NDC
\nGovernment.
\nAccess to
\neducation at
\nall levels has
\nincreased
\nconsiderably.
\nThe total number
\nof educational
\ninstitutions at
\nall levels has
\nrisen sharply
\nfrom 45,447 in
\nthe 2008\/09
\nacademic year
\nto 57,270 in the
\n2014\/15 academic
\nyear, representing
\nan increase of
\n11,823 or 26%.
\nTotal enrolment has gone
\nup from 7,038,738 in the
\n2008\/09 academic year to
\n8,891,892 in the 2014\/15
\nacademic year, representing
\nan increase of 1,853,154 or
\n26.33%.
\n6 #ChangingLives
\n#TransformingGhana #ChangingLives 7
\n#TransformingGhana
\nJohn Evans Atta Mills Senior High School, Ekumfi Otuam
\nBasic Education
\nPresident John Mahama\u2019s Basic
\nEducation Programme provides
\nequitable access to good quality
\nand child-friendly universal basic
\neducation.
\nThis is being achieved through
\nsignificant improvements in
\ninfrastructure, provision of
\nteaching and learning materials,
\nenhancement of quality of teaching,
\nmanagement and supervision of
\nschools, as well as delivery of social
\nintervention programmes.
\nTable 1. Number of schools\/institutions at each level of the education system
\nTable 2. Enrolment trends between 2008\/09 and 2014\/15
\nLEVEL 2008\/2009 2014\/2015 DIFFERENCE CHANGE
\nKINDERGARTEN 16,439 20,960 4,521 27.50%
\nPRIMARY 17,881 21,309 3,428 19.17%
\nJHS 10,213 13,840 3,627 35.51%
\nSHS 670 840 170 25.37%
\nTERTIARY 110 135 25 22.73%
\nTVET 134 186 52 38.81%
\nTOTAL 45,447 57,270 11,823 26.01%
\nLEVEL 2008\/2009 2014\/2015 DIFFERENCE CHANGE
\nPRE-TERTIARY 6,884,292 8,578,047 1,693,755 24.60%
\nTERTIARY 154,446 313,845 159,399 103.206%
\nTOTAL 7,038,738 8,891,892 1,853,154 26.33%
\nTo this end, the following have been
\nundertaken:
\n1. School Infrastructure –
\n\u2022A total of 1,614 out of 2,578 basic
\nschool projects have been completed
\nunder the Schools Under Trees
\nprogramme. The remaining are due
\nfor completion in the medium term.
\n\u2022 A number of teachers bungalows,
\neducation offices, sanitation blocks
\nand 203 out of 232 classroom
\nblocks have been completed.
\n\u2022 The school shift system, through
\nwhich pupils run shifts due to lack
\nof adequate classrooms, has now
\nbeen eliminated in many of our
\ncommunities. In Wa, Sunyani,
\nTarkwa, Dansoman, Krachi
\nNchumuru in the Volta Region and
\nmany other areas, school children
\ncan no longer skip school to play
\ntruant in the name of the school
\nshift system.
\n2. Over 100 million exercise books
\nhave been distributed. In 2013
\nalone, 32 million exercise books
\nwere distributed to 4,768,806 pupils
\nacross the country while 10 million
\nexercise books were distributed in
\n2014.
\nThe tables below give a breakdown of figures at all levels.
\n3. Close to two million pupils have
\nbeen supplied with free school
\nuniforms since 2010.
\n4. In 2013, Goverment distributed
\n12.5 million English, Mathematics
\nand Science textbooks to public
\nbasic schools. This enabled Ghana
\nto exceed the universal textbook –
\npupil ratio of three textbooks per
\npupil (3 textbooks for one pupil)
\nCurrently, Ghana\u2019s textbook-pupil
\nratio stands at 4:1 (four textbooks
\nfor one pupil).
\nBefore this feat, three pupils used
\nto share one textbook.
\n5. The total coverage of the School
\nThese improvements are the results of policy\/regulatory measures, massive investment and social interventions.
\n\u201cA decade and a half into the new millennium, we are providing through
\nour Basic Education Programme, equitable access to good quality and
\nchild-friendly universal basic education …\u201d
\nPresident John Dramani Mahama
\nMillenium City Initiative (MCI) School at Dansoman
\nFeeding Programme has increased
\nfrom 441,189 children to 1,693,000
\nchildren. It is also now fully funded
\nby the Government of Ghana.
\n6. To improve ICT education,
\n60,000 laptops have been
\ndistributed to Basic School pupils
\nin all ten regions of Ghana under
\nthe Basic School Computerisation
\nProgramme. 50,000 basic school
\nteachers across the country
\nbenefited from ICT training.
\n7. To further consolidate these
\ngains and offer more opportunities
\nfor Ghanaian school children,
\nthe following interventions are
\nunderway:
\n\u2022 Distribution of –
\no Ten thousand (10,000) locally
\nproduced school sandals to pupils in
\nselected deprived districts
\no Six million (6,000,000)
\ntextbooks
\no Five hundred thousand
\n(500,000) pieces of school
\nuniforms
\no Fifteen million (15,000,000)
\nexercise books
\n\u2022 Thirty thousand (30,000)
\ncomputers are also being distributed
\nto schools across the country as well
\nas 11,300 mono desks, 20,000 dual
\ndesks and workbooks for pre-school
\nchildren.
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\nMCI
\nSchool,
\nZamarama Line
\nMCI School
\nat Salvation
\nCluster,
\nLaterbiokorshie
\nTen
\nthousand
\n(10,000)
\nmade-in-
\nGhana
\nschool
\nsandals
\ndistributed to pupils
\nin selected deprived
\ndistricts
\nFifteen
\nmillion
\n(15,000,000)
\nexercise
\nbooks
\ndistributed to pupils in
\nselected deprived districts
\n\u2022 Schools in 75 deprived districts
\nare receiving additional grants
\nthrough the Global Partnership
\nfor Education Grant (GPEG) to
\nboost enrolment and retention.
\nGovernment deepened its
\nprogramme of subsidising the
\nconduct of the BECE by supporting
\nover 444,000 candidates this year.
\n\u2022 Government has also prioritised
\nthe welfare and training of
\nMCI
\nSchool at
\nM1 Cluster,
\nMamprobi
\nteachers and improved on their
\nprofessionalism and redeployment
\nat this level. We are seeking to
\nincrease the percentage of trained
\nteachers at the basic level from
\n70.2% in 2014 to 75% by end of
\n2015.
\n9. Under the Complementary Basic
\nEducation Programme introduced
\nto rope in out-of-school children:
\n\u2022 24,117 children were enrolled in
\n2013\/14 in the Northern, Upper
\nEast, Western and Brong Ahafo
\nRegions. In 2014\/2015, 45,000 were
\nenrolled. Another 55,000 are due
\nfor enrolment at the beginning of
\nthe 2015\/2016 academic year in all
\nRegions of Ghana.
\nThis will bring to 124,177 the total
\nnumber of pupils enrolled so far.
\n\u2022 1,437,500 readers, 6, 900 teaching
\nmanuals and 9,200 teaching guides
\nhave been distributed to facilitate
\nteaching and learning under this
\nprogramme.
\n10. Under the unprecedented
\nBasic Education Certificate
\nExamination (BECE) resit policy,
\n1,181 candidates had the chance
\nMCI School
\nat Saleria
\nCompound,
\nDarkuman
\nto re-sit their BECE as private
\ncandidates in February 2015. These
\nare persons who, but for this golden
\nopportunity, would have had their
\neducation terminated at the JHS
\nlevel.
\n11. To enhance teaching and
\nlearning outcomes of Mathematics
\nand Science, the following have
\nbeen done:
\n\u2022 60,000 teachers, representing
\n56% of teachers at the basic
\neducation level have received career
\ndevelopment training;
\n\u2022 1,000 teachers have undergone
\nin-service training in line with the
\nobjective of improving the teaching
\nof mathematics and science.
\nWe envisage that this will help meet
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\n2006
\n12.51
\n10.58
\n12.95
\n14.58
\n26.00
\n31.19
\n19.15
\n28.10
\n0
\n5
\n10
\n15
\n20
\n25
\n30
\n35
\n2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
\nPercentage of candidates who obtained A1 to C6 in WASSCE
\n2010 – No WASSCE due to change in duration from 4 years to 3 years
\n% of candidate who obtained A1 to C6 in WASSCE Exam
\nthe target of 60:40 in favour of the
\nsciences as against humanities at
\nthe tertiary level in line with our
\nnational development objectives;
\n\u2022 Teacher training institutions
\nhave been equipped with requisite
\nscience laboratories and resources
\nto train 20,000 teachers to improve
\nthe teaching of Science and
\nMathematics in Basic Schools;
\n\u2022 Provision of equipment for basic
\nscience and mathematics;
\nIn all, teachers and pupils in
\n35,000 basic schools will benefit
\nfrom the planned improvement
\nin the teaching and learning of
\nMathematics and Science at the
\nbasic level over the next five years.
\nIt is envisaged that the reform
\nof the teaching and learning of
\nMathematics and Science at the
\nbasic level will not only help reverse
\nthe current trend of enrolment
\nof 62:38 ratio of Humanities to
\nScience and technically-related
\nstudents at the tertiary level, but
\nalso help create jobs and drive
\neconomic growth in line with
\nPresident Mahama\u2019s agenda for
\ntransformation.
\n12. We have attained a 1:1 gender
\nparity ratio. Over 92,000 girls have
\nbenefitted from the take-home
\nration programme in the Upper
\nEast, Upper West and Northern
\nRegions.
\n13. Under the Global Partnership
\nfor Education Programme, 55,000
\ngirls in Junior High School are
\nreceiving scholarships, school
\nuniforms, sandals, bags and
\nstationery.
\n14. To improve on reading at the
\nprimary level, a US$71 million
\nGhana Reading Action Plan
\n(G-RAP) targeting 2.8 million
\npupils is being implemented.
\nTo improve education governance,
\nquality assurance and maintain
\nstandards, major legal reforms have
\nbeen initiated to amend the Acts of
\nthe National Council for Tertiary
\nEducation, National Accreditation
\nBoard and the Ghana Education
\nService.
\nSecond Cycle
\nEducation
\nProgramme
\nGeneral improvement in secondary
\neducation, including the provision
\nof infrastructure, has led to an
\nincrease in enrolment from 36.8%
\nin 2013 to 46.2% in 2014.
\nIn addition, the percentage of
\nstudents with passes from A1 to C6
\nimproved from 19.55% in 2013 to
\n28.1% in 2014. There are currently
\n8,578,047 pre-tertiary students at
\nthe basic and secondary levels.
\nThis increase is a direct
\nconsequence of investment in
\ninfrastructural expansion (improved
\naccess), availability of teachers
\nand teaching & learning materials
\n(enhanced quality) at the SHS level.
\nOver the last three years, a total of
\n1,079 six-unit classroom blocks and
\n189 two-storey dormitories have
\neither been completed or are at
\nvarious stages of completion.
\nTo achieve more progress at the
\nSHS level, a number of major
\npolicy interventions are being
\nimplemented. Among these are:
\n1. The ongoing construction of
\n123 Community Day Senior High
\nSchools across the country will
\nprovide space for the admission of
\nabout 400,000 additional students,
\nwho would have been out of school
\nbut for this intervention. This is
\nproviding access for JHS graduates
\nat the SHS level.
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\nVocational Section of MCI School at Dansoman
\n2. The US$156 million Secondary
\nEducation Improvement
\nProgramme (SEIP) has been
\nlaunched and is progressing.
\nOngoing under this programme are:
\n\u2022 Financing for the construction of
\n23 Community Day SHS
\n\u2022 Improvement in quality and
\nfacilities in 175 existing SHS;
\n\u2022 Provision of scholarships to
\n10,400 needy students – 2,300 of
\nthese scholarships have already
\nbeen awarded;
\n\u2022 Capacity Building for 6,500
\nMathematics, Science and ICT
\nteachers;
\n\u2022 Leadership Training for Secondary
\nSchool Heads.
\n3. The implementation of the
\nProgressively Free Secondary
\nEducation Programme has begun.
\nIn this regard, GES approved
\nexamination, library, entertainment,
\nSRC, science development, sports,
\nculture, and internet fees charged
\nto day students have been absorbed
\nby Government. This is expected to
\nbenefit 320,488 students.
\n4. In the 2013\/14 academic year,
\n200 science resource centres were
\nequipped with 2,794 items ranging
\nfrom science and laboratory
\nequipment, electronic equipment,
\ntechnical support, ICT and audiovisual
\nitems.
\nThe last phase of our Science
\nResource Centre Projects to benefit
\n100 Senior High Schools is being
\nimplemented this year.
\n5. Government has expanded
\nspecial subsidies to cover more
\nstudents in Senior High Schools. In
\naddition, over 58,000 bunk beds,
\n50,000 pieces of furniture, 30,000
\ncomputers and 300 small water
\nprojects were provided for selected
\nSenior High Schools as at the end of
\nJuly 2015.
\nTertiary Education
\nProgramme
\nOur policy thrust at the tertiary
\neducation level is to maintain high
\nstandards, achieve equity and
\nensure relevance within the context
\nof producing high caliber manpower
\nable to fit into the world of work
\nand lead the transformational
\nagenda.
\nThere are currently 313,845
\ntertiary students in Ghana. In 2014,
\nenrolment into all the tertiary
\ninstitutions increased as follows:
\n\u2022 7.1% for universities
\nCommunity SHS at Nkwanta
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\nCommunity SHS at Bamiankor
\nPermanent campus of the University
\nof Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) at
\nSokode Lokoe in the Volta Region
\n\u2022 3.4% for polytechnics
\n\u2022 26.9% for colleges of education.
\nAt the University of Ghana:
\n\u2022 Government is currently
\nconstructing a 617-bed Teaching
\nHospital to facilitate the training
\nof medical students and nurses at a
\ncost of US$ 217 million;
\n\u2022 Government has inaugurated a
\nUS$37 million Distance Education
\nICT Facility for all 10 Regional
\nDistance Education Centres.
\nIt includes state of the art ICT
\nequipment that will not only expand
\naccess but also improve quality and
\nrelevance while ensuring that over
\n3,000 distance education students
\nreceive fully loaded and connected
\nandroid tablets.
\n\u2022 All 10 regional centres are also
\nequipped with video conferencing
\nfacilities and smart lecture theatres.
\n\u2022 Additionally, the University of
\nGhana now has adequate fibre,
\nguaranteed cloud services and the
\nability to deploy wi-fi zones over a
\nwide area.
\nAt the Kwame Nkrumah
\nUniversity of Science &
\nTechnology (KNUST):
\nThe following have either been
\ncompleted or are underway:
\n\u2022 Ultra-modern central laboratories
\nequipped with cutting edge
\nequipment such as high capacity
\nnuclear magnetic resonance
\nspectrometers, mass spectrometers
\nand analyzers;
\n\u2022 Ultra-modern Petroleum
\nEngineering laboratories equipped
\nwith drill simulators and other state
\nof the art equipment;
\n\u2022 A new Veterinary Hospital
\ndesigned to be the most advanced in
\nWest Africa;
\n\u2022 A new KNUST Teaching Hospital
\nto house the School of Dentistry.
\nAt the University of Health and
\nAllied Sciences (UHAS):
\nPresident John Dramani Mahama
\non Thursday November 19, 2015
\ninaugurated the new and permanent
\ncampus for the University (UHAS)
\nat Sokode Lokoe near Ho in the
\nVolta Region.
\nThe university admitted its first
\nbatch of medical students in the
\n2014\/15 academic year in a bid to
\nincrease the number of doctors in
\nthe country.
\nNew Schools including a School of
\nPharmacy will commence in the
\nnext academic year
\nAt the University of Energy and
\nNatural Resources (UENR) in the
\nBrong Ahafo Region:
\nA modern library, ICT complex,
\nlaboratory complex and new
\nclassroom blocks with offices are
\nunderway.
\nA total of 129 major projects are
\nat various stages of completion in
\nother tertiary institutions. These
\ncomprise libraries, administration
\nblocks, laboratories, bungalows,
\nhostels, lecture theatres and general
\nlandscaping. Construction work will
\nbegin soon on the new university
\nin the Eastern Region, which
\nwill be known as the University
\nof Environment and Sustainable
\nDevelopment. Under a US$ 24
\nmillion project, three African
\nEducation Centres of Excellence are
\nbeing established in Ghana. These
\nare:
\n\u2022 West African Centre for Cell
\nBiology of Infectious Pathogens
\n(WACCBIP) at the University of
\nGhana;
\n\u2022 West African Centre for Crop
\nImprovement (WACCI) as an
\nAfrican Centre of Excellence for
\ntraining plant breeders, seed
\nscientists and seed technologists at
\nthe University of Ghana;
\n\u2022 Regional Centres of Excellence
\nfor Water and Environmental
\nSanitation at the KNUST.
\nColleges of Education
\nReforms aimed at achieving equity
\nand completing the tertiarisation of
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\nAn aerial view of the permanent campus of
\nthe University of Health and Allied Sciences
\n(UHAS) at Sokode Lokoe in the Volta Region
\nall 38 public colleges of education
\nwill continue. So far, these reforms
\nhave ensured that the colleges of
\neducation operate at full capacity
\nthereby guaranteeing enhanced
\nsupply of trained teachers.
\nFollowing the replacement of
\ntrainee allowances with the Student
\nLoan Trust Fund, 2,884 students
\nhave received a total payment of
\nGH\u00a2 2.7 million from the fund so
\nfar.
\nA further support to the reforms is
\na \u00a319 million Transforming Teacher
\nEducation and Learning (T-TEL)
\nprogramme aimed at consolidating
\nteacher training education.
\nGovernment has also commenced
\nthe processes for the establishment
\nof an open university to help absorb
\nthe large demand for tertiary
\neducation in the country.
\nA draft bill for the establishment
\nof the National Research Fund has
\nbeen prepared and is currently
\nundergoing stakeholders\u2019
\nconsultation and review.
\nConversion of Polytechnics to
\nTechnical Universities
\nThe NDC Government has
\nembarked on a radical programme
\naimed at rebranding Technical
\nEducation to make it more
\nattractive to the youth. This
\nprogramme occupies a strategic
\nplace within President Mahama\u2019s
\ntransformation agenda and it is
\naimed at driving employment and
\nwealth-creation. This strategy
\ninformed his vision to transform
\nour Polytechnics to Technical
\nUniversities.
\nWork on the conversion of
\nPolytechnics to Technical
\nUniversities will progress with the
\nexpected passage of the Technical
\nUniversities Bill this year.
\nConversion of each Polytechnic will
\nbe based on assessment in the area
\nof equipment, faculty and strong
\ncollaboration with industry.
\nThe take-off date is slated for
\nSeptember 2016. In preparation for
\nthe conversion, Government will
\nscale up interventions in the nation\u2019s
\nPolytechnics including a rigorous
\nstaff development programme.
\nTechnical and Vocational
\nEducation & Training (TVET)
\nIn line with Government\u2019s
\ncommitment to bring
\nstandardisation to the informal
\nTVET sector, the Council for
\nTechnical and Vocational Education
\nand Training (COTVET) is rolling
\nout a programme to assess and
\ncertify informal artisans.
\nThe first phase will certify
\nelectricians through collaboration
\nwith the Energy Commission.
\nSkills Development Fund (SDF)
\nUnder the Skills Development
\nFund, more than GH\u00a2 150 million
\nin grants have been provided to 510
\ngrantees made up of institutions,
\nbusinesses and associations to
\ndevelop skills and promote technical
\nand vocational training.
\nSome of the beneficiaries are the
\nGhana Atomic Energy Commission,
\nUniversity of Ghana, Ghana
\nTechnology University College
\n(GTUC), Kumasi Polytechnic,
\nCentre for Scientific and Industrial
\nResearch (CSIR), KNUST Jewellery
\nDesign and Technology Centre,
\nUCC Department of Vocational and
\nTechnical Education, Progressive
\nElectronic Technicians Association
\nof Ghana, Ghana National
\nAssociation of Garages, Ghana
\nNational Association of Poultry
\nFarmers and the Ghana Association
\nof Electrical Contractors.
\nIn 2015, grants totaling GH\u00a265
\nmillion are being awarded to cover
\nan estimated 100 private sector
\nfirms.
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\nLab of the Petroleum Engineering Department at KNUST
\nCentral Laboratories KNUST
\nNMR machine at KNUST Central Lab
\nAn oil rig simulator at KNUST\u2019s Petroleum
\nEngineering Department
\nEducation
\nExpanding
\nInfastructure
\nEducation remains the surest path to victory over
\nignorance, poverty and inequality This is self evident
\nin the bold initiatives we continue to take to improve
\naccess, affordability, quality and relevance at all levels.
\nHealth
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\nPUTTING PEOPLE FIRST
\nGovernment has pumped billions of Ghana Cedis into
\nthe provision of modern hospitals and the upgrading
\nof facilities for speedy and quality healthcare delivery.
\nThere are currently several major hospital projects
\nunder construction, which when completed will
\ndeliver about 6,000 new hospital beds to facilitate
\naccess to improved health care.
\nPresident Mahama is addressing
\nthe healthcare needs of
\nGhanaians in an aggressive
\nmanner. This is premised on
\nhis belief that the health of
\nour people is our wealth. The
\ninfrastructure, equipment and
\npersonnel needs representing
\naccess, quality and affordability
\nare all receiving urgent
\nattention.
\nIn the last few years, about US$2 billion has been
\ninvested in the provision of modern hospitals
\nand the upgrading of facilities to ensure quality
\nhealthcare delivery. There are currently two
\nTeaching Hospital projects, three Institutional
\nHospitals, four Regional Hospitals, 14 District
\nHospitals, dozens of polyclinics, scores of health
\ncentres and hundreds of CHPS compounds at
\nvarious stages of construction.
\nWhen completed, these projects will collectively
\ndeliver 6,000 new hospital beds to facilitate access
\nto improved health care by 2017. These include:
\n1. Teaching Hospitals
\n\u2022 617-bed University of
\nGhana Teaching Hospital
\n\u2022 Second phase of the
\nTamale Teaching Hospital
\nExpansion Project will
\nadd 400 more beds to
\nmake it an 800-bed
\nfacility (following the
\nprovision of 400 beds
\nunder the first phase of
\nthe project)
\n2. Regional Hospitals
\n\u2022 420-bed Ridge Hospital
\nExpansion, Accra
\n\u2022 386-bed Bolgatanga
\nHospital
\n\u2022 250-bed Ashanti
\nRegional Hospital at
\nSewua-Kumasi
\n\u2022 160-bed Upper West
\nRegional Hospital
\n3. District Hospitals
\n\u2022 7 District Hospitals each
\nwith a capacity of 120
\nbeds at Dodowa, Fomena,
\nKumawu, Abetifi among
\nothers.
\n\u2022 6 District Hospitals
\neach with a 60 bed
\ncapacity at Tepa,
\nNsawkaw, Konongo,
\nSalaga, Twifo Praso and a
\n100 bed Madina hospital
\n\u2022 120-bed Bekwai
\nHospital
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\nPresident Mahama remains committed to improving maternal and child healthcare
\n4. Institutional Hospitals
\n\u2022 500-bed Military Hospital in
\nKumasi
\n\u2022 The 104-bed Police Hospital
\nExpansion in Accra
\n\u2022 130-bed Maritime Hospital, Tema
\n5. Polyclinics
\nFollowing the completion of five
\npolyclinics (Phase III) in the Brong
\nAhafo Region at Nkrankwanta,
\nWamfie, Kwatire, Techimantia and
\nBomaa, work will start on 15 more
\npolyclinics. These include;
\n\u2022 Ten polyclinics to be located at
\nBesease, Gomoa Dawurampong,
\nBiriwa, Etsii Sunkwa, Esikuma
\nGyamera, Agona Duakwa, Bimpong
\nAkunfude, Ekumfi Naakwa, Twifo
\nAtimokwa and Gomoa Postin, all in
\nthe Central Region.
\n\u2022 Five 30-bed polyclinics to be sited
\nat Adentan, Ashiaman, Bortianor,
\nOduman and Sege all in the Greater
\nAccra Region.
\n6. Health Centres
\n18 Health Centres have been
\ncompleted at Amasaman, Doffor,
\nPokukrom, New Jejeti, Paakro,
\nGwollu, Funsi, Sang, Northern
\nBuipe, Manso Nkwanta, Abuakwa,
\nMase Sosekpe, Kedzi, Adamso,
\nKayoro, Timonde, Bonsu Nkwanta
\nand Dadieso.
\n7. CHPS Compounds
\nOut of 2,948 functional Community
\n-based Health Planning and Service
\n(CHPS) zones, 1,260 have been
\nconstructed. Another 1,600 are at
\nvarying stages of implementation as
\nthe next phase.
\n8. Eye Care Centre at Komfo
\nAnokye Teaching Hospital
\nThe completion of this eye centre
\nThe survey also showed that while births occurring in health facilities and
\nbirths attended by skilled providers stood at 95%, 57% and 59% in 2008,
\nthey increased to 97%, 73% and 74% respectively in 2014.
\nhas made it possible to offer
\nenhanced specialist eye care services
\nto the people of Kumasi and
\nsurrounding areas.
\n9. National Medical Equipment
\nReplacement Programme:
\nThis US$264 million initiative
\nhas ensured the provision of
\ncritical diagnostic and treatment
\nequipment for over 150 hospitals
\nnationwide.
\nThese include all Teaching Hospitals
\nin Ghana (Komfo Anokye Teaching
\nHospital, 37 Military Hospital,
\nTamale Teaching Hospital and Korle
\nBu Teaching Hospital), all Regional
\nHospitals, 125 District Hospitals, 14
\nHealth Centres and 8 mobile clinics.
\nThe equipment received by the
\nhospitals varied from:
\n\u2022 Magnetic Resonance Imaging
\n(MRI) machines
\n2008
\n2008 2014
\n2014
\n\u2022 Computerized Tomography (CT)
\nScan,
\n\u2022 Fluoroscopy Machine ,
\n\u2022 X-ray Machine,
\n\u2022 Digital Mammography machines,
\n\u2022 Oxygen Plants to
\n\u2022 Ambulances
\nUnder this programme, the nation\u2019s
\nforemost teaching hospital, the
\nKorle Bu Teaching Hospital,
\nreceived significant resources to
\nreplace and rehabilitate obsolete
\nequipment and theatres.
\nThe Pediatric Surgery Theatre,
\nwhich remained closed for almost
\neight years, the General Surgery
\nTheatre and the Babies\u2019 Unit
\nhave all been refurbished and are
\ncurrently operational.
\nThese unprecedented investments
\nare not only changing lives but
\nare also beginning to yield results
\nas evident in the positive Human
\nDevelopment Indicators currently
\nbeing recorded.
\nThe latest Ghana Health and
\nDemographic Survey reveals
\nconsiderable improvement in
\n\u2022 Infant Mortality,
\n\u2022 Child Mortality,
\n\u2022 Under-five mortality,
\n\u2022 Percentage of deliveries in health
\nfacilities,
\n\u2022 As well as maternal and ante-natal
\nhealth care.
\nThe survey showed that whereas
\ninfant, child and under-five
\nmortalities stood at 50, 31 and
\n80 deaths per 1,000 live births in
\n2008, they dropped to 41, 19 and
\n60 deaths per 1000 live births
\nrespectively in 2014.
\nYear Infant Mortality Child Mortality Under 5 Mortality
\n2008 50 31 80
\n2014 41 19 60
\nTable 3. Mortality figures per 1000 live births
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\nPresident Mahama inspecting the model of the new Ridge Hospital
\nDeaths per 1,000
\nGraph showing trends in Infant, Child and Under-5 mortalities
\n617-bed University of Ghana Teaching Hospital, Accra
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\nThe
\nNational
\nHealth
\nInsurance
\nScheme
\nThe National Health Insurance
\nScheme continues to grow
\nimpressively. The following vital
\nperformance indicators amplify the
\npositive growth:
\n\u2022 Out-patient utilisation of the
\nNHIS rose to 29.6 million in
\n2014 from 16.6 million in 2009
\nand 597,000 in 2005 – this is the
\nnumber of visits made to health
\nfacilities in the respective years on
\nthe account of the NHIS for only
\noutpatient cases.
\nThis is positive because people now
\nvisit the hospitals often for their
\nhealthcare needs. It reflects the
\nimproved health-seeking behaviour
\nand outcomes of Ghanaians;
\n\u2022 The National Health Insurance
\nAuthority (NHIA) paid an
\nunprecedented GH\u00a21.073 billion
\nin claims in 2014 as compared to
\nGH\u00a2748 million in 2013, GH\u00a2362
\nmillion in 2009 and GH\u00a27.6
\nmillion in 2005.
\n\u2022 Comparatively the claims
\npayments in 2005 and 2014
\nrepresents a 14,018.4% increase.
\nThis exponential growth is a clear
\nindication that the National Health
\nInsurance Scheme is robust and
\nserving the needs of Ghanaians
\nThe Authority is carrying out
\na number of reforms aimed at
\nresponding to the evolving needs of
\nGhanaians. These include:
\n\u2022 The establishment of new Claims
\nProcessing Centres (CPCs) across
\nthe country. In 2010, the first CPC
\nwas established in Accra. In 2013,
\nthe CPC model was rolled out in
\nTamale, Cape Coast and Kumasi.
\nThe CPC in Accra takes care of
\nclaims from Greater Accra, Volta
\nand Eastern Regions, while the CPC
\nin Tamale manages claims from the
\nNorthern, Upper East and Upper
\nWest Regions.
\nThe CPC in Kumasi processes
\nclaims from Ashanti and Brong
\nAhafo Regions, and the CPC in Cape
\nCoast takes care of Central and
\nWestern Regions. This has injected
\nefficiency in the processing of claims
\npayment.
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\n500-bed Kumasi Military Hospital, Nkawie Afari
\n420-bed Ridge Hospital Expansion Project, Accra
\nNHIS Outpatient Utilisation Trend
\nUTILISATION
\n\u2022 Electronic submission of
\nclaims (e-Claims) has been
\nintroduced by the NHIA to deal
\nwith the logistical challenges
\nassociated with paper claims
\nmanagement.
\nIt is intended to boost efficiency
\nin claims management, reduce
\ncost of submission for providers,
\nreduce cost of processing for the
\nNHIA, and expedite the claims
\npayment process.
\nThe piloting of e-Claims began
\nin April 2013. Currently, 43
\nservice providers are at various
\nstages of submitting claims
\nelectronically.
\nCaring for
\nthe needy
\nAs part of efforts to extend
\ncoverage to vulnerable groups
\nand to provide financial
\nprotection against the cost of
\nbasic healthcare, President John
\nMahama has initiated some
\nprogrammes to cover the needy
\nin society.
\n\u2022 Currently, persons under
\n18 years, pregnant women,
\nLEAP beneficiaries, the aged,
\nindigents, people in special
\nhomes such as the leprosaria and
\nmental health homes constitute
\nthe exempt group under the
\nscheme.
\nThey therefore do not pay
\npremium. Government has
\nregistered nearly 1.6 million
\nindigents across the country
\nsince 2013.
\nTraining
\nof Health
\nProfessionals
\nTo meet the changing healthcare
\nneeds of the citizenry,
\nGovernment continues to
\nexpand access to health training
\ninstitutions with a view to
\nincreasing the number of health
\nprofessionals in the country.
\nIn addition to providing cuttingedge
\nmedical care to Ghanaians,
\nthe ongoing University of Ghana
\nTeaching Hospital will provide
\na one-stop-shop training facility
\nfor doctors, nurses and other
\nhealth professionals.
\nThe University of Health and
\nAllied Sciences (UHAS) has also
\nstarted the training of doctors
\nin order to improve upon the
\ndoctor-patient ratio. UHAS also
\ntrains allied health professionals.
\nOverall, the number of health
\ntraining institutions has
\nincreased from 25 in 2005 to
\n95 in 2015. The total number
\nof students in these institutions
\ncurrently stands at 23,000 with
\nan annual intake of 12,000.
\nThe number of licensed
\nmidwives has increased from
\nabout 500 in 2009 to over 2000
\nin 2014. The total number of
\nmidwifery training schools has
\nalso increased from 14 in 2009
\nto 31 in 2014.
\nThe National Ambulance Service
\n(NAS) Training School is nearing
\ncompletion and this will ensure
\nthe training of more Emergency
\nMedical Technicians (EMTs). So
\nfar, 547 EMTs have been trained.
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\nDodowa District Hospital
\nFomena District Hospital
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\nMaritime Hospital, Tema
\nBomaa Polyclinic
\nWamfie Polyclinic
\nOngoing Bekwai Hospital
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\nTechimantia Polyclinic
\nNkrankwanta Polyclinic
\nKwatire Polyclinic
\nPolice Hospital Project – Accra
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\nOperating theatre at the Paediatric Unit of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital CT Scan machine at Brong Ahafo Regional Hospital
\nOperating Theatre at Surgical Unit of Korle-Bu Hospital
\nFluoroscopy machine at the Cape Coast Hospital
\n\u201cONUADOR\u201d
\nLaunch of
\nA National Medical Outreach Programme which
\ninvolves the deployement of mobile medical vans
\nto provide various medical services to under-served
\ncommunities.
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\nSocial Protection
\nPresident Mahama remains
\ncommitted to implementing policies
\naimed at cushioning the poor and
\nvulnerable. Consequently existing
\nsocial intervention schemes have
\nbeen expanded to rope in more
\nbeneficiaries.
\nNew interventions have also been
\nintroduced. They include the
\nfollowing:
\n1. EBAN Card
\nA welfare card for the elderly (above
\n65 years), the EBAN card, has been
\nlaunched to offer priority access
\nto public services such as health,
\ntransport, banking etc. A national
\nrollout exercise to register 25,000
\nelderly persons is currently underway.
\nSo far about 10,000 beneficiaries have
\nbeen captured.
\n2. Enhanced Livelihood
\nEmpowerment Against Poverty
\n(LEAP)
\nThe LEAP program has seen
\nexponential expansion. From 1,654
\nbeneficiary households in 2008, the
\nprogramme now covers 116,000
\nhouseholds. This represents an
\nincrease of 6,913.3% and translates
\ninto 522,000 beneficiaries. It now
\ncovers 4,072 communities in 188
\ndistricts.
\nA new category of beneficiaries known
\nas LEAP 1000 has been added to the
\nprogramme. This comprises extremely
\npoor pregnant women and children
\nunder 5 years.
\nIt is aimed at addressing the incidence
\nof malnutrition and stunting
\nespecially in the Northern, Upper
\nEast and Upper West Regions.
\nSo far 6,200 people have been
\nregistered under this scheme and are
\nreceiving cash transfers. Following
\nthe June 3 disaster, an emergency
\nLEAP intervention programme was
\nimplemented under which GHC3.9
\nmillion was disbursed to support
\n10,274 households affected by the
\ndisaster.
\n3. National Household Register
\n(GNHR)
\nThe Ghana National Household
\nRegister has been set up to create a
\ndatabase of extremely poor people .
\nThe objective is to compile a database
\nusing scientific and accurate means to
\nfacilitate the planning and rollout of
\nsocial intervention programmes.
\n4. Social Protection Legislation
\nVarious pieces of legislation aimed
\nat offering greater protection to
\nvulnerable groups are being worked
\non. These include the Social
\nProtection Bill which is currently
\nbeing drafted. The following bills have
\nbeen placed before Parliament for
\npassage into law:
\n\u2022Property Rights of Spouses Bill
\n\u2022Intestate Succession Amendment
\nBill
\n\u2022 Domestic Violence Regulations
\n\u2022 Human Trafficking Regulations
\n\u2022 Additionally, the Attorney-General\u2019s
\nDepartment is currently working on
\nthe following:
\n\u2022 Aged Bill
\n\u2022 Adoption Regulations
\n\u2022 Amendment of the Children\u2019s Act
\nand Fostercare Regulations
\nThe Affirmative Action Bill will soon
\nbe submitted to cabinet for approval.
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\nPresident Mahama during a visit to the Weija Leprosarium
\nIn line with
\nGovernment\u2019s
\ndetermination to develop
\nsports infrastructure, the
\n15,000 seater capacity
\nCape Coast Stadium is
\nexpected to be completed
\nin the coming months.
\nThe stadium has two
\noutdoor basketball
\ncourts, one handball
\ncourt, a boxing training
\ncourt, audience
\nemergency rooms, 22
\nguestrooms, four athletic
\nlounges among others.
\nSports
\nThe last few years has seen Ghana begin to reap
\nthe benefits of the developmental investments
\nmade in the youth in the various sporting
\ndisciplines.
\nOver the last two years, the progressive
\nprominence of Ghanaian sportswomen and
\nmen has been seen at the African Youth Games
\nin Gaborone, Botswana in 2014, the Youth
\nOlympics in Nanjing, China in 2014, the
\nCommonwealth Youth Games in Apia, Samoa
\nin 2015, and the All-Africa Games in Brazzaville,
\nCongo in 2015. As these young athletes develop
\nover the next few years, it provides a great
\nopportunity for Ghana to evolve into a significant
\nsporting powerhouse in multiple sports by the
\n2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.
\nVice President Amissah-Arthur inspecting
\nprogress of work at the Cape Coast Stadium
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\nCape Coast stadium nearing completion
\nHealth
\nHOUSING
\nEXPANDING INFRASTRUCTURE
\nAn aggressive affordable housing programme has
\nbeen rolled out to provide more Ghanaian families
\nin the lower to middle income bracket with decent
\nhomes.
\nIn 2014, 21 youth athletes (aged 17 and
\nunder) represented Ghana at the African
\nYouth Games in Gaborone, Botswana
\ncompeting in athletics, weightlifting,
\nbadminton, swimming, table tennis
\nand cycling. The athletes bagged 9
\nmedals (8 silver and 1 bronze), mainly in
\nweightlifting and athletics.
\nLater that year, Martha Bissah stunned
\nthe world when she won Ghana\u2019s first
\never Olympic gold medal at any level
\nin any sport at the Youth Olympics in
\nNanjing, China.
\nIn 2015, a contingent of four athletes
\n(three in athletics and one in swimming)
\ncompeted in the Commonwealth Youth
\nGames in the Samoan capital of Apia.
\nHistory repeated itself when another
\nyouth athlete, long jumper Richard
\nSeklorwu, of T. I. Ahmadiyyah Senior
\nHigh School in Kumasi won Ghana\u2019s first
\never gold medal in the Commonwealth
\nYouth Games.
\nA few days later, Ghana\u2019s contingent
\nto the All-Africa Games in Brazzaville,
\nCongo, came home with 19 medals.
\nOn the backs of two gold medals from
\nmen\u2019s lawn tennis and women\u2019s soccer
\n(a first-ever AAG gold medal for the
\nBlack Queens) respectively, and with
\nthe bulk of the medals (8) coming from
\nthe athletics squad, it was encouraging
\nto also see medals from para-athletics,
\njudo, taekwondo, table tennis and
\nboxing as this indicated the depth of
\nquality in Ghana\u2019s sporting disciplines,
\nunderscoring our efforts to promote
\nother sporting disciplines in addition to
\nsoccer.
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\nSaglemi Affordable Housing Project
\nGovernment continues to invest
\nheavily in the area of housing in a
\nbid to bridge the housing deficit.
\nAn aggressive affordable housing
\nprogramme has been rolled out to
\nprovide more Ghanaian families
\nin the lower to middle income
\nbracket with decent homes. The
\nprogrammes being undertaken in
\nthis regard are –
\n1. The Affordable Housing
\nProject at Saglemi in the Ningo-
\nPrampram District of the Greater
\nAccra Region.
\nWork is progressing speedily on
\nthe construction of 5,000 housing
\nunits which constitute the first
\nphase of this project at Saglemi in
\nthe Ningo-Prampram District of
\nthe Greater Accra Region. The first
\n1,500 housing units will be ready for
\noccupancy by the middle of 2016.
\n2. \u201cNyame dua\u201d Estates
\nUnder a Public Private Partnership
\n(PPP) arrangement, Messrs Sethi
\nRealty Limited has been allocated
\n95 acres of land at Kpone for the
\nconstruction of 5,000 affordable
\nhousing units, branded \u201cNyame
\nDua\u201d Estates. The first phase of 240
\nhousing units comprising 2 and
\n3 bedroom house types is nearing
\ncompletion.
\n3. Security Services Housing
\nScheme Phases 1 and 2
\nGovernment\u2019s commitment to
\nprovide decent housing for the
\nsecurity services has been given
\nmeaning through the completion
\nof 168 housing units with related
\ninfrastructure in Tema. This is
\nmade up of 136 two-bedroom and
\n32 three-bedroom flats. Work is
\nprogressing fast on the construction
\nof 368 housing units under the
\nsecond phase of this project at an
\nestimated cost of GH\u00a2 101.2 million.
\n4. Keta Sea Defence Resettlement
\nHousing Scheme
\nUnder this project 618 out of 836
\nhousing units representing 74%
\nhave been completed at Adzido,
\nKedzi and Vodza to house persons
\naffected by the Keta Sea Defence
\nProject.
\n5. Adenta Regeneration Project
\n(SHC Gardens)
\nThe Adenta Regeneration
\nProject or the \u201cSHC Gardens\u201d
\ninvolves the construction of 72
\nhousing units for middle income
\nhouseholds. Preparatory works
\non the Regeneration projects at
\nLartebiokorshie, Kaneshie, Kanda
\nand North Effiakuma are underway.
\n6. New Labadi Villas Housing
\nProject
\nThe Ghana Armed Forces as part
\nof efforts to provide housing for its
\npersonnel, is currently constructing
\nhousing units at Labadi Villas in
\nBurma Camp to house officers.
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\nSaglemi Affordable Housing Project Police Housing Project
\nSaglemi Affordable Housing Project
\n7. Police Housing Project
\nGovernment, through a Public
\nPrivate Partnership, has ensured the
\nconstruction of modern residential
\nfacilities for police personnel at
\nCantonments in Accra.
\n8. Progress made on the
\nAffordable Housing units started
\nin 2006
\nTo address the cronyism and lack of
\ntransparency that characterized the
\nwanton distribution of the yet-to-be
\ncompleted affordable housing units
\nbetween 2007 and 2008, a new
\nobjective and transparent approach
\nhas been adopted – the Ministry
\nof Water Resources, Works and
\nHousing has published requests for
\nexpression of interest through Chief
\nDirectors of the various Ministries.
\nMembers of the general public
\nwill in due course be invited to
\nparticipate in the application
\nprocess. To ensure their completion,
\nthe entire Kpone site has been
\nallocated to the Tema Development
\nCorporation.
\nA number of these housing units
\nhave been allocated to the Ghana
\nPolice Service for completion.
\nContractors are currently on
\nsite and work is progressing
\nsatisfactorily.
\nThe housing units at Borteyman
\nhave been handed over to the Social
\nSecurity and National Insurance
\nTrust (SSNIT) for completion.
\nThe contractors are working on
\nthe site. The Ghana Armed Forces
\nwhich was also allocated six blocks
\nof forty-eight housing (48) units at
\nthe same site, has since completed
\nthem for occupancy.
\nArrangements are being finalised
\nfor the completion of the Asokore-
\nMampong, Koforidua, Tamale and
\nWa projects.
\nPolicy and regulatory measures
\ndesigned to improve the booming
\nhousing and construction
\nindustry
\n1. National Housing Policy
\nA Housing Policy has been approved
\nby Cabinet and launched with an
\noverall goal of providing adequate,
\nsafe, secure, decent and affordable
\nhousing that is accessible and
\nsustainable.
\nThe Housing Policy has made
\nspecific recommendations in respect
\nof improved access to land with
\ngood title for housing. The policy
\nalso emphasises increased local
\ncontent and the use of local building
\nmaterials in construction.
\n2. Ghana Building Code and
\nReview of Building Regulations
\nThe Draft Ghana Building Code
\nwhich was put together by the
\nBuilding and Road Research
\nInstitute (BRRI) in 1988 has been
\nreviewed and is ready to be adopted.
\nGovernment is reviewing the
\nBuilding Regulations LI 1630 of
\n1996 to reflect the revised Building
\nCode.
\n3. Legislation on Condominium
\nProperties
\nIn view of the increasing demand
\nfor the development of high rise
\nproperties and its implications
\nfor shared ownership of common
\nareas and also the need to optmise
\nlimited land space, Government
\nis committed to getting the
\nnecessary legislation in place.
\nSeveral consultations with key
\nstakeholders have taken place
\nand recommendations have been
\nmade to the Attorney General\u2019s
\nDepartment for a draft Bill.
\n4. The establishment of Real
\nEstate Agency Authority
\nA Bill for the establishment of the
\nReal Estate Agency Authority has
\nbeen approved by Cabinet and laid
\nbefore Parliament. Its objective is to
\nregulate real estate agency practice,
\ncommercial transactions in real
\nestate including the sale, purchase,
\nrental and leasing of real estate and
\nrelated fixed assets and to provide
\nfor connected purposes.
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\nSecurity Agencies Housing Project, Phase 1, Tema Keta Sea Defence Resettlement Housing Scheme
\nNyamedua Estates at Kpone
\nThe Bill will prevent
\nthe use of real estate
\ntransactions for the
\npurposes of money
\nlaundering and other vices.
\nThe Bill provides for the
\ntraining and licensing of
\nestate brokers and requires
\nestate brokers to provide
\nbonds as guarantees to
\noperators in the property
\nmarket.
\nTema Development
\nCorporation (TDC)
\nHousing Projects
\nTema Community 1, Site 3
\nHousing Project
\nThe project involves the
\nconstruction of eight (8)
\nblocks of 8 storey flats of
\ntwo and three bedroom
\napartments.
\nThe first phase of four (4)
\nblocks of flats containing
\nsixty-four (64) 2-bedroom
\napartments is nearing
\ncompletion. Preparations
\nare ongoing to start the
\nsecond phase of the project.
\nCommunity 22 Housing
\nProject
\nThe project involves the
\nconstruction of twelve
\n(12) blocks of fifty-six (56)
\napartments at Community
\n22.
\nTerrace Housing (CSR
\nProject)
\nUnder this project, seven
\n(7) blocks of terrace
\nhouses containing twentyeight
\n(28) apartments at
\nCommunity 23 are being
\nconstructed. This is to
\nre-settle squatters who
\nwere displaced by the
\nconstruction of the link
\nroad from the Community
\n24 Site to the Accra-
\nTema Motorway. The first
\ntwelve (12) apartments are
\nexpected to be completed
\nby the end of 2015.
\nTema Community 1 housing project
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\nAdenta Regeneration Project (SHC Gardens)
\nTable 4:
\ncompares rural
\nand urban water
\ncoverage between
\n2001 and 2015
\nGraph on trends in
\nWater Water supply
\n\u201cToday we celebrate
\na great victory over
\ndrought and lack of
\npotable water. Today
\nwe drink from the sea.
\nWe do not only eat the
\nfish God has placed in
\nit\u201d
\nExtract from the opening prayer
\nby Apostle Dr Kpakpo Sraha at the
\ncommissioning of the Teshie Nungua
\nWater Desalination Plant by President
\nJohn Dramani Mahama on 17th April,
\n2015.
\nPresident Mahama remains
\ncommitted to providing potable
\nwater for the millions of Ghanaians
\nwho have lived without this vital
\ncommodity for decades. His vision is
\nfor Ghana to achieve universal water
\ncoverage by 2025. In the short term,
\nconsistent with his commitment to
\nchanging lives and transforming
\nGhana, he is working to ensure 85%
\nof urban and rural dwellers have
\naccess to potable water by the end of
\n2016.
\nTo achieve this objective, over US$1
\nbillion worth of investment has
\nbeen made in the last five years and
\nmajor results have already been
\nachieved through the completion
\nof projects which have taken both
\nurban and rural water coverage to
\n76%. As at the end of 2014, a total
\nof 77.5 million gallons of water per
\nday (mgd) had been added to the
\nnational water supply system.
\nThis will increase to 109.7 million
\ngallons of water per day by the close
\nof 2016. This alone translates into
\nwater for 7million Ghanaians.
\nSome of the major water projects
\ncompleted include:
\n1. KPONG WATER SUPPLY
\nEXPANSION PROJECT PHASE 1
\nThe first phase of the Kpong Water
\nSupply Expansion Project has been
\ncompleted and has the capacity to
\nsupply 40 million gallons of water
\nExpanding Infrastructure
\nper day to 700,000 inhabitants in
\ncommunities including Adenta,
\nMadina, Kwabenya, Ashongman,
\nNorth, East and West Legon,
\nAshaley Botwe, Haatso, Asofaa,
\nDome, University of Ghana,
\nValley View University, University
\nof Professional Studies-Accra,
\nPRESEC- Legon, Bawaleshie,
\nAdjirigano and Pantang.
\n2. KPONG INTAKE REHABILITATION
\nPROJECT
\nThe Kpong Intake Rehabilitation
\nProject has been carried out to
\nimprove efficiency by replacing
\nall existing pumps. As part of the
\nproject, a water treatment plant
\nhas been built to increase supply
\nto communities such as Dodowa,
\nNingo and Prampram, all in the
\nGreater Accra Region and the
\nAkuapem Ridge in the Eastern
\nRegion. This plant can supply 3.3
\nmiliion gallons per day.
\n3. ACCRA-TEMA METROPOLITAN
\nAREA (ATMA) WATER SUPPLY
\nPROJECT
\nThe project has been completed
\nand is delivering 9.2 million
\ngallons of water per day with the
\nconstruction of new reservoirs at
\nAdukrom, Dodowa, Atimpoku
\nand Akorley. In addition, 92
\nkilometres of transmission and
\ndistribution pipelines have been
\nlaid to serve Ashaiman-Gbetsile,
\nAshaiman-Bethlehem, Adjei-Kojo,
\nNingo, Prampram, Krobo and the
\nAkuapem Ridge area. The project
\nis improving water supply to almost
\n70 communities in both the Greater
\nAccra and the Eastern Regions.
\nThese include: Michel Camp,
\nAfienya, Kpone, Prampram, Old
\nNingo, New Ningo, Ayitepa,
\nKponguno, Omankope, Kodiabe,
\nDoryumu, Agomeda, Adumanya,
\nMenyum, Dodowa, Odese,
\nNganompian, Bawalashie, Oyibi,
\nAmanfro, Latehman, Ashiyie,
\nFrafraha, Abominya, Abokobi,
\nPantang and Ayi Mensah (all in the
\nGreater Accra Region).
\nOther areas include Akorley, Abonse,
\nApirede, Adukrom, Awukugua,
\nYEAR 2001 2008 2012 2015
\nURBAN WATER COVERAGE 56% 58.5% 63% 76%
\nRURAL WATER COVERAGE 41% 56.5% 64% 76%
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\nYEAR: 2001 2008 2012 2015
\n10
\n20
\n30
\n40
\n50
\n60 56
\n41
\n56.8
\n64
\n76
\n58.5
\n63
\n76
\nPercentage %
\nUrban Water Coverage
\nWater Supply
\nRural Water Coverage
\n70
\n80
\nDawu, Abiriw, Akropong, Mamfe,
\nAmanokrom, Tutu,Obosomase,
\nAhwerase, Aburi, Gyankama,
\nPeduase, Kitase, Berekuso,
\nAkwamufie, Mangoase, New Senchi,
\nAkrade, Senchi, Domeabra, Lolonyo,
\nAgomanya, Manya Kpongunor,
\nOdumasi, Menekpo, Sra, Sawe and
\nOgome (all in the Eastern Region).
\nAbout 250,000 inhabitants in these
\ncommunities are benefiting from
\nthis project.
\n4. TESHIE-NUNGUA DESALINATION
\nWATER PROJECT
\nThe Teshie-Nungua Desalination
\nWater Project, the first ever project
\nof its kind in West Africa, has been
\ncompleted and commissioned.
\nIt currently supplies 13.2 million
\ngallons of water per day to about
\nhalf a million people in the following
\nareas – Teshie, Nungua, the Teshie
\nMilitary barracks, Batsoona,
\nSakumono and parts of La-
\nDadekotopon.
\nThese four projects have added 65.7
\nmillion gallons of water per day to
\nthe Greater Accra Metropolitan Area
\n(GAMA) water supply system. With
\nthe previous shortfall of 63 million
\ngallons per day, this has ensured
\nthat supply outstrips demand by 2.7
\nmillion gallons.
\nWork is currently ongoing to
\nimprove and extend the water
\ndistribution infrastructure in the
\nGAMA. The US$ 48 million project
\nwill ensure the replacement of weak
\nand over aged pipelines in Accra
\nand Tema and also the laying of
\nnew pipelines to new settlements in
\nGAMA . It will also allow utilisation
\nof water from all the water supply
\nexpansion projects completed so far.
\n5. GOVERNMENT HAS ALSO ADDED A
\nTOTAL OF 14 MILLION GALLONS OF
\nWATER PER DAY TO THE NATIONAL
\nWATER STOCK THROUGH THE
\nFOLLOWING PROJECTS:
\n\u2022 Nsawam Water Supply Project –
\n1.7 million gallons per day
\n\u2022 Essakyir Water Supply Project
\n(Phase 1) \u2013 3.2 million gallons per
\nday
\n\u2022 Five Towns Water Supply Project
\n(Kyebi, Osenase, Anyinam, Apedwa
\nand Kwabeng) – 1.5 million gallons
\nper day
\n\u2022 Kumasi Water Supply Project
\n(Barekese Expansion) \u2013 6 million
\ngallons per day
\n\u2022 Asante Mampong Water Supply
\nProject -1.6 million gallons per day
\n6. WORK IS ALSO ONGOING ON THE
\nFOLLOWING PROJECTS, WHICH WILL
\nADD 25.4 MILLION GALLONS PER
\nDAY TO THE WATER STOCK WHEN
\nCOMPLETED IN 2016:
\n\u2022 Kwahu Ridge Water Supply project
\n– 3.5 million gallons per day
\n\u2022 Kumawu Water Supply Project –
\n3.6 million gallons per day
\n\u2022 Konongo Water Supply Project –
\n3.5 million gallons per day
\n\u2022 Akim-Oda-Akwatia-Winneba
\nWater Supply Project – 10.4 million
\ngallons per day
\n\u2022 Wa Water Supply Project – 3.3
\nmillion gallons per day
\n\u2022 North Tongu and Adaklu Anyigbe
\nWater Supply Scheme – 1.1 million
\ngallons per day
\n\u2022 Interconnection of Sekyere-
\nHemang Water Treatment Plant to
\nthe Birimsu Water Treatment Plant
\n\u2022 Interconnection of Sekyere-Hemang
\nWater Treatment Plant to the
\nSekondi-Takoradi Water Supply
\nSystem and the Aboadze Thermal
\nPlant
\n\u2022 Additional Works For Kumasi Water
\nSupply Expansion Project
\n\u2022 US$ 170 million Urban Water
\nProject to rehabilitate 20 water
\nsupply systems in 8 Regions
\n7. THERE ARE SEVERAL PERIURBAN,
\nRURAL AND SMALL TOWN
\nWATER AND SANITATION PROJECTS
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\nKpong Water Expansion Project
\nCURRENTLY AT DIFFERENT STAGES
\nOF COMPLETION AROUND THE
\nCOUNTRY, WHICH WILL RESULT IN THE
\nPROVISION OF WATER FOR HUNDREDS
\nOF THOUSANDS OF GHANAIANS LIVING
\nIN THE BENEFICIARY COMMUNITIES.
\nTHESE INCLUDE:
\n\u2022 Peri-urban, Rural and Small town
\nwater and sanitation project in the
\nBrong Ahafo Region
\n\u2022 Sustainable Rural Water and
\nSanitation Project (SRWSP) – this
\nproject covers the Upper West, Upper
\nEast, Northern, Brong-Ahafo, Central
\nand Western Regions.
\n\u2022 Koica-Krachi East and West Water and
\nSanitation Project
\n\u2022 Northern Region Small Towns Water
\nand Sanitation Project
\n\u2022 Ongoing Government of Ghana 5-year
\n20,000 Boreholes Programme.
\n\u2022 Akrokeri Piped Water Supply Project
\n8. LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE
\nIn view of the ever – increasing
\npopulation in GAMA, additional
\nprojects have been planned to ensure
\nthe reliability and sustainability of water
\nsupply from 2015 to the year 2030.
\nThese include: Kpong Water Supply
\nExpansion Phase 2, Weija Water Supply
\nExpansion and Asutsuare Water Supply
\nProjects. Same is being done for other
\nparts of the country.
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\nTeshie Nungua Water
\nDesalination Project
\nKpong Intake Rehabilitation Project
\nKpong Intake Rehabilitation Project
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\nBarekese Water Supply project
\nFive Towns Water Supply project
\nEssakyir Water Treatment Plant Nsawam Water Expansion project
\nSea Defence
\nand Coastal
\nProtection
\nWorks
\nGovernment is undertaking a
\nnumber of Sea Defence and Coastal
\nProtection projects to safeguard
\ncoastal communities in the country
\nagainst the vagaries of the sea. These
\nprojects include:
\nSAKUMONO SEA DEFENCE PROJECT
\nThe first phase of the Sakumono Sea
\nDefence Project has been completed.
\nThe second phase of the project has
\nstarted at a cost of US$39.9 million.
\nThe total stretch to be protected
\nunder this phase is 3.5 kilometres.
\nThe following works have been
\ncompleted under the second
\nphase: 860 metres of reconstructed
\nrevetment structure, 554 metres
\nof concrete gravity walls and 1.4
\nkilometres of new armour rock
\nrevetment.
\nATORKOR-DZITA-ANYANUI SEA
\nDEFENCE PROJECT
\nFollowing the completion of the
\nfirst and second phases of the
\nproject, the third phase, meant to
\nprotect a coastal stretch of about 1.5
\nkilometres, has also been completed
\nat a cost of US$11.4million.
\nThis involved the construction
\nof seven armour rock groynes.
\nCurrently, all the seven groynes
\nunder the third phase have been
\nconstructed. The total length of the
\nseven groynes constructed is about
\n600 metres.
\nADA SEA DEFENCE PROJECT
\nThe second phase of the Ada Sea
\nDefence Project which will protect
\nabout 10 kilometres of coastal
\nstretch has commenced following
\nthe completion of the first phase in
\nAugust 2013. The project is designed
\nto protect Ada and its environs
\nagainst wave impact and reclaim
\nland to facilitate tourism and
\ndevelopment in other sectors.
\nNGYIRESIA COASTAL PROTECTION
\nPROJECT
\nThis project was designed to protect
\nthe main Sekondi -Essipong road
\nfrom erosion and its attendant
\ntransportation disconnect between
\nEssipong and Sekondi. The project
\nwas completed and handed over in
\nApril 2014.
\nABOADZE COASTAL WORKS
\nThe US$28.5 million project is
\nbeing undertaken to protect the
\nAboadze Thermal Plants, as well as
\nlife and development in the Aboadze
\ncommunity against wave impact. It
\nis also to facilitate fishing activities.
\nThe total coastal stretch being
\nprotected is about 2 kilometres
\nand entails the construction of an
\narmour rock revetment.
\nNKONTOMPO COASTAL WORKS
\nThe US$23million project is aimed
\nat protecting life and development
\nin the fishing communities of
\nNkontompo, Poasi and New
\nTakoradi against wave impact as
\nwell as facilitating fishing activities.
\nThe works under this project
\nwill protect about 2.5 kilometres
\nof coastal stretch. The works
\ncompleted so far have enhanced the
\nfish landing sites at Nkontompo,
\ngiving the fisher-folks larger and
\nsafer harbours.
\nWork will begin soon on the
\nfollowing Coastal Protection
\nprojects following completion
\nof procurement processes and
\nstakeholder engagement.
\nDANSOMAN COASTAL PROTECTION
\nPROJECT
\nThe objective of undertaking
\nthe project is to protect life and
\ndevelopment at Dansoman and its
\nenvirons. Works under the project
\nentail the construction of an armour
\nrock revetment; and will protect
\nabout 2 kilometres of coastal stretch.
\nThe cost of the project is US$31.2
\nmillion.
\nMENSAH GUINEA SEA DEFENCE
\nPROJECT
\nEfforts are also underway to
\nundertake coastal protection
\nprojects from La to Chorkor in the
\nGreater Accra Region, Amanful-
\nKuma, New Takoradi and Axim in
\nthe Western Region and Anomabo
\nin the Central Region in the near
\nfuture.
\nThe procurement processes of the
\nworks have commenced.
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\nHealth
\nPOWER &
\nPETROLEUM
\nEXPANDING INFRASTRUCTURE
\n\u201cIn the past what we have done has been to manage the
\nsituation. I do not intend to manage ourselves out of
\nthe situation as has been done in the past. I intend to
\nfix it! I owe it to the Ghanaian people. I, John Dramani
\nMahama, will fix this energy challenge\u201d.
\nPresident John Dramani Mahama
\nState of the Nation Address, 2015
\nAboadze Sea Defence Project
\nSakumono Sea Defence Project
\nNkontompo Sea Defence Project
\n225MW Karpower Barge
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\nOne unit of the 250 MW Ameri Power Barge
\nPresident John Dramani Mahama
\nis working to meet the growing
\nelectricity demand (10-12% per
\nannum). He has taken steps aimed
\nat fixing permanently the perennial
\nshortfalls in power generation which
\nled to load shedding exercises in
\n1983, 1998, 2006\/7 and in recent
\ntimes. To this end, the following have
\nbeen worked on and will add 1,025
\nMW of generation capacity by the
\nclose of 2015:
\nPower
\nKpone Thermal Power Plant
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\nSunon Asogli Phase II
\n(2nd Part)
\n180 MW
\nSunon Asogli (Coal fired) 750 MW
\nCenPower 350 MW
\nJacobsen 360 MW
\nAmandi 240 MW
\nGE 1000 MW
\n\u2022 The 110MW steam component of the T2 Power
\nPlant at Aboadze.
\n\u2022 250MW Ameri Power Plant
\n\u2022 225MW Karpower barge
\n\u2022 220 MW Kpone Thermal Power Plant
\n\u2022 180MW First part of Sunon Asogli Phase II
\n\u2022 38MW TTP Plant
\n\u2022 2MW Solar Power Plant at Navrongo
\nAdditionally work will soon begin on:
\n\u2022 110MW TEI Plant
\n\u2022 186MW T4 Power Plant at Aboadze
\nPower purchase agreements have been entered
\ninto with several Independent Power Producers
\n(IPPs) to construct additional power plants. The
\nbreakdown is as follows:
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\nAtuabo Gas Processing Plant
\nPresident Mahama commissioning
\nthe Atuabo Gas Processing Plant
\nPresident Mahama and workers of the
\nAtuabo Gas Processing Plant
\nRenewable Energy
\nAs part of Government\u2019s
\ncommitment to fully incorporate
\nrenewable energy into the energy
\nsupply mix, a number of solar, wind,
\ntidal wave and biomass projects are
\nbeing pursued.
\nThe African Plantations Limited
\nproject under which thousands of
\nhectares of eucalyptus trees are
\nbeing planted near Kwame Danso in
\nthe Brong Ahafo Region as fuel will
\ngenerate one hundred and twenty
\nmegawatts (120MW) of power.
\nThe project is already generating
\nemployment opportunities for
\nfarmers and technicians.
\nGovernment is also rolling out, this
\nyear, new initiatives on solar energy.
\nA prepaid solar metre scheme that
\nwill enable residents of remote offgrid
\ncommunities own and enjoy
\nsolar lighting will be launched as a
\nprivate sector activity facilitated by
\nGovernment.
\nEnergy for All
\nIn line with the Energy for All
\nprogramme, electricity supply has
\nbeen extended to 2,861 communities
\nin the last three years bringing total
\naccess to electricity in Ghana to
\n76% which is second only to South
\nAfrica in sub-Saharan Africa. Under
\nthe Second Millenium Compact,
\na significant percentage of the
\nUS$537 million will be invested in
\nthe restructuring and strengthening
\nof the Electricity Company of Ghana
\n(ECG) to position it to meet the
\nneeds of consumers and run more
\nefficiently.
\nPetroleum
\nThe Atuabo Gas Plant at Atuabo
\nhas been completed and was
\ncommissioned by President John
\nDramani Mahama on September
\n16, 2015. It is currently supplying
\nlean gas to the Aboadze enclave of
\nthermal plants. At full capacity it
\ncan supply 120 million standard
\ncubic feet of gas per day (mmscd)
\nto generate about 500MW of
\nelectricity.
\nThis will save GHC500 million
\nin fuel importation for electricity
\ngeneration. The plant has the
\ncapacity to produce 240,000 tonnes
\nof Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)
\na year, which is about 70% of total
\nannual demand in Ghana. About
\n57,502 metric tonnes of LPG had
\nbeen released for sale by the middle
\nof September 2015.
\nGas supplies are expected to rise in
\n2016 when production begins in the
\nTEN fields. The country\u2019s second
\nFPSO has been inaugurated and
\nchristened FPSO John Atta Mills. It
\nis expected to sail to the TEN fields
\nin March, 2016 for production of oil
\nand gas to begin.
\nIn January 2015, Ghana signed
\nan agreement to begin work on
\nthe ENI\/Vitol Sankofa field. This
\ninvestment is worth US$7 billion
\nand is reportedly the single biggest
\ninvestment signed in recent history.
\nThe operationalisation of the
\nTEN and Sankofa fields will bring
\nGhana\u2019s gas production to above
\n300 mmscd.
\nThe Oil and Gas sector currently
\nprovides direct employment for
\n7,545 Ghanaians.
\nUnder the Rural LPG Promotion
\nProgramme a total of 33,000 gas
\ncook stoves and cylinders have been
\ndistributed since 2014. Another
\n20,000 stoves and cylinders will be
\ndistributed by the close of 2015.
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\nHealth
\nTRANSPORTATION
\nEXPANDING INFRASTRUCTURE
\nGovernment has embarked on a programme to
\nexpand facilities and address the growing needs of
\nour maritime business community and neighbouring
\nlandlocked countries.
\nNavorongo Solar Power Project
\nFPSO Mills Takoradi Thermal Plant (T2)
\nTo support accelerated mobility of our people as well as timely movement of goods
\nand services across the country, Government continues to prioritise investments
\nin transportation through the provision of state-of-the-art buses for commuters,
\nimprovement in the aviation, rail and maritime sub-sectors to reduce the amount
\nof time spent in moving goods and services to enhance productivity and spur
\neconomic growth.
\nnamely the Metro Mass Transit
\nand the Intercity STC; and the
\nimplementation of the Bus Rapid
\nTransit (BRT) project.
\nSome of these buses have been
\ndesigned to allow for easy access
\nby persons with disability. The first
\nbatch of 116 buses has already
\narrived and are to be deployed
\nto provide intra-city transport
\nservices after the installation of
\nelectronic ticketing systems in the
\nbuses. Procurement processes are
\nunderway for the Bus Rapid Transit
\nproject. Ten of the buses for the BRT
\nRoad Transport
\nTo provide the public with greater
\noptions and flexibility in road
\ntransport, public transportation
\nis being improved through the
\nacquisition of a total of 495 buses
\nto strengthen the operations of
\ntwo public transport companies,
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\nConstruction of new arrival hall for
\nKotoka International Airport Terminal 2
\nhave been delivered and are being
\nused for the training of drivers as
\nwell as the scheduling of routes.
\nThe project will take off on the pilot
\nroute between Amasaman and the
\nCentral Business District of Accra.
\nAviation
\nPresident John Dramani Mahama
\ncontinues to invest heavy in the
\ndevelopment and upgrade of the
\ncountry\u2019s aviation infrastructure.
\nIncreasing volumes of passengers
\nand cargo have exacted a toll on the
\ncountry\u2019s first international airport,
\nthe Kotoka International Airport,
\nand stretched it to its limit. In 2014,
\nover 40,000 flights were recorded
\nat the airports. In the same period,
\ntotal passenger throughput stood
\nat over 2.5 million compared with
\na little over 1.3 million in 2009,
\nrepresenting nearly 100% increase.
\nThe following projects are being
\nundertaken to expand Ghana\u2019s
\naviation infrastructure to meet
\ngrowing demand.
\n\u2022 The arrival hall expansion project
\nin Terminal 2 at the Kotoka
\nInternational Airport is nearing
\ncompletion.
\n\u2022 Preparatory work is underway
\nfor the construction of an ultramodern
\ninternational terminal with
\na capacity of 5 million passengers a
\nyear, to be known as Terminal 3 at
\nthe Kotoka International Airport.
\n\u2022 In July 2014, work began on
\nthe Tamale International Airport
\nproject. The first phase of the
\nproject, involving re-construction
\nand extension of the runway will be
\ncompleted by 2016. Phase two will
\nsee the construction of a modern
\nterminal and a dedicated Hajj
\nterminal for Muslims embarking on
\nthe Holy Pilgrimage to Mecca.
\n\u2022 The first phase of the Kumasi
\nInternational Airport project
\ninvolving the modernisation of the
\nrunway, installation of critical
\nThe interior of the new arrival hall at
\nKotoka International Airport Terminal 2
\nNew baggage carousel installed at the refurbished
\nKotoka International Airport, Terminal 2
\nState-of-the-art immigration booths
\nin the new arrival hall at Kotoka
\nInternational Airport Terminal 2
\neGates installed at Kotoka
\nInternational Airport, Terminal 2
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\nModernized runway with newly installed
\nAeronautical Ground Lighting (AGL)
\nsystem and Instrument Landing Systems
\nat Kumasi International Airport
\nAsantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and
\nPresident Mahama inspecting modern
\nequipment at the Kumasi International
\nAirport
\nAeronautical Ground Lighting
\n(AGL) system and Instrument
\nLanding Systems, among other
\nequipment, has been completed.
\nNight operations have commenced.
\nPhase two of the project will involve
\nan ultra-modern terminal building
\nand further extension of the runway
\nto accommodate medium-sized
\naircraft.
\n\u2022 Work has also begun on the new
\nHo Airport
\n\u2022 Ghana Civil Aviation Training
\nAcademy (GATA)
\nAn ultra-modern 8-storey GATA
\nbuilding at the Kotoka International
\nAirport is nearing completion. It has
\nlecture rooms, simulation centres,
\ncomputer and language centres,
\nconference rooms and a host of
\nother facilities. This will enable
\nthe Academy, which came into full
\noperation in 2009, train students
\nfrom Ghana and other countries in
\nvarious aviation-related courses.
\n\u2022 Ghana Airport Cargo Centre
\n(GACC)
\nGACC is a joint venture company
\nbetween Air Ghana Ltd. and the
\nGhana Airports Company Ltd.
\nWork on the construction of a new
\nstate-of-the-art Import, Export
\nand Transit Cargo Centre, Office
\nComplex & Aircraft Ramp Handling
\nOperation is underway. The
\nwarehouse will be equipped with
\nthe latest warehouse cargo handling
\nequipment including-automated
\nstorage & retrieval systems, a
\nmini-shipment tower, cold stores,
\nbullion stores, x-ray scanners and
\nthe highest level of security controls
\n& CCTV monitoring to facilitate
\nmovement of goods and also to
\naugment the fight against nacortics.
\nMaritime
\nGovernment has embarked on a
\nprogramme to expand facilities
\nand address the increasing
\npressure on the country\u2019s maritime
\ninfrastructure from the business
\ncommunity and our neighbouring
\nlandlocked countries. The
\ninterventions being undertaken
\ninclude:
\n\u2022 The Ghana Ports & Harbours
\nAuthority and Meridian Port
\nServices are collaborating to
\nexpand the Tema Port to create
\nseveral hectares of port operational
\narea including deep draft berths
\nfor vessels drawing 16m of water
\nor more. The total investment is
\nestimated at $1.5bn.
\nThe first berth under this project
\nshould be completed by October
\n2016. In all, there will be 4 berths
\nof 1400m quay length that will have
\ncontainer traffic capacity of almost
\n3million Twenty Foot Equivalent
\nUnits (TEUs). A 450m jetty is
\ncurrently under construction at
\nthe Tema Port to allow for the fast
\ndischarge of bulk cargo in particular
\ncement and clinker.
\n\u2022 Work has been completed,
\nunder phase one of the Takoradi
\nPort Expansion Project involving
\nthe construction of 1.15km of
\nbreakwater into the sea.
\nThe second phase, which involves
\nfurther dredging and reclaiming
\nof the sea to construct the leeside
\nbreakwater to create berthing
\nfacilities for direct loading and
\nunloading of bauxite and manganese
\nexports as well as clinker and
\nlimestone imports will also
\ncommence.
\n\u2022 Work is nearing completion on an
\n800 Twenty-foot Equivalent Units
\nReefer Terminal to accommodate
\nmore freezer containers.
\n\u2022 The Ghana Maritime Authority
\nhas installed a Vessel Traffic
\nManagement Information System
\n(VTMIS) to provide a 24-hour
\nelectronic surveillance and
\nmonitoring of Ghana\u2019s coastline and
\nExclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
\nAlso work is almost complete on
\nthe development of the Takoradi
\nIndicator Jan-Jun 2014 Jan-June 2015
\nContainer Traffic(TEUs) 397,643 409,120
\nCargo Traffic(tonnes) 8,154,137 8,323,954
\nTransit Container
\nTraffic (TEUs)
\n13,121 19,334
\nTransit Cargo
\nTraffic(tonnes)
\n295,589 359,543
\nTable 6: Operational performance for first half year,2015-Tema and Takoradi Ports
\nTEU – Twenty-feet equivalent unit
\nLogistics Platform by the Ghana
\nShippers\u2019 Authority to provide
\nwarehousing facilities for the oil and
\ngas industry.
\n\u2022Preparatory works are underway
\nfor construction to begin on the
\nUS$700 million Atuabo Free Port
\nproject. When completed, the 2000
\nacre port will also have a fabrication
\nyard, rig and ship repair facilities
\nand a logistics supply base. It is
\nestimated to create over 1000 jobs
\nfor the youth.
\n\u2022 To improve transportation on
\nthe Volta Lake, three 50-seater
\nhigh-speed passenger ferries have
\nbeen procured and delivered to
\nAkosombo and are undergoing
\nassembling.
\nIn addition, the construction of a
\nmodular passenger\/cargo ferry has
\nalso been completed and delivered
\nto Akosombo. The Modular ferry has
\nbeen assembled.
\nRailways
\nGovernment is committed to the
\nredevelopment of the railway
\nsub-sector in line with the recently
\ncompleted Ghana Railway Master
\nPlan.
\nThe plan entails the reconstruction
\nand modernisation of the existing
\nrail network in the southern half
\nof the country to be followed by
\nthe extension of rail lines to the
\nnorthern half. In line with this:
\n\u2022 Work on the Sekondi-Takoradi
\nvia Kojokrom railway line has been
\ncompleted. In addition, a modern
\ntrain station is almost complete
\nat Sekondi. Work is also ongoing
\non the Takoradi and Butuah Train
\nStations.
\nSuburban rail services will start
\non the Takoradi to Sekondi line,
\nvia Kojokrom in 2016, to ease the
\never-increasing road congestion
\nand reduce travel time between
\nthe twin cities. The Ghana Railway
\nCompany will be deploying new
\nair-conditioned diesel multiple train
\nunits on the line.
\n\u2022 Front End Engineering Design
\n(FEED) for the Western Railway
\nArtist Impression of Ho Airport
\nLine from Takoradi to Kumasi
\nwith a branch line from Dunkwa to
\nAwaso has been completed. FEED
\nfor the Eastern Railway Line from
\nTema through Accra to Kumasi has
\ncommenced in phases and the Accra
\nto Nsawam stretch is currently
\nunderway.
\nRoad Safety
\nIn March 2015, DVLA successfully
\nautomated its services to the public.
\nThe objective is to significantly
\nreduce the menace of illegal
\noperatives, to promote safety and
\nenhance revenue.
\nBy end of September 2014, DVLA
\nhad established 6 district offices,
\nin collaboration with some district
\nassemblies. This is aimed at
\nextending their services closer to the
\npeople.
\nOn December 1, 2014, DVLA
\nimplemented an electronic road
\nworthy certification of vehicles to
\nreplace the manual system.
\nThis resulted in a 35% increase
\nin revenue in the first quarter of
\n2015 compared to the same period
\nin 2014. It has also significantly
\nreduced the incidence of fraud
\nsuffered by drivers.
\nFrom January 6, 2014, to March 31,
\n2015, the DVLA re-registered and
\nissued the \u201cgreen number plates\u201d
\nfor 22, 554 vehicles belonging
\nto Ministries, Departments and
\nAgencies as part of Government\u2019s
\nefforts to clearly identify these
\nvehicles and prevent their abuse.
\nSince 2012, DVLA has engaged the
\nprivate sector in the establishment
\nof equipment and IT-based vehicle
\ninspection centers in the country.
\nSix are fully operational in and
\naround Accra and 11 more,
\nregionally distributed, are at various
\nstages of completion. These facilities
\neffectively assess the condition of
\nvehicles in terms of their roadworthy
\nstatus with minimal human
\nintervention.
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\nGhana Civil Aviation Training Academy Building – KIA
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\nGhana Civil Aviation Training Academy Building – KIA
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\nArtist Impression of the Atuabo Free Port
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\nWork done so far on the runway at the Tamale Airport Construction of Bulk Cargo Handling Jetty at Tema Port
\nArtist impression of Tamale Airport Artist impression of KIA Terminal 3
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\nNewly built Sekondi Train Station
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\nBuses for BRT Project Newly acquired buses for Metro Mass Transit
\n50-Seater High-speed Passenger Ferry Damen Modular Passenger\/Cargo Ferry Construction of Breakwater at Takoradi Habour
\nNewly completed Sekondi-Takoradi via Kojokrom Railway Line
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\nEXPANDING INFRASTRUCTURE
\nROADS
\n\u201cWe are working on many road projects to open up
\nthe country to reduce road traffic accidents, boost
\neconomic activities, and bring foodstuffs to the market
\ncentres with ease. Despite the large number of road
\nprojects underway, there still remains a lot to be done
\nin the sector. There is however considerable evidence to
\nshow that no effort is being spared to fix the country\u2019s
\nroads\u201d.
\nPresident John Dramani Mahama
\nState of the Nation Address, 2015
\nGhana\u2019s total motorable road
\nnetwork stands at 71,063
\nkm. One of the key planks
\nof President Mahama\u2019s
\ntransformation agenda is
\nto expand and modernizse
\nthe road network. This is a
\nprerequisite to open up the
\ncountry in order to reduce
\nroad traffic accidents and
\ncongestion, boost economic
\nactivities and move goods
\nand services freely.
\nUnparalled investments have been
\nmade in road projects across the
\ncountry in the last few years. The
\nfive year, GH\u00a23 billion, Cocoa Roads
\nImprovement Programme (CRIP)
\nhas commenced with ongoing
\nconstruction of several roads in
\ncocoa-growing areas.
\nBeyond the massive road
\nconstruction in cocoa growing areas,
\nother road projects funded from
\nvarious sources are underway. A
\nsummary of the regional breakdown
\nof these road projects is as follows:
\nGreater Accra Region
\nIn the Greater Accra Region, major
\nroad projects such as the Kwame
\nNkrumah Interchange, the Ring
\nRoad Flyover, the Awoshie-Pokuase
\nRoad (including a community
\nupgrading component comprising
\n14 schools, a market, a lorry station,
\ntwo health facilities at Ofankor and
\nAmasaman and water projects),
\nthe Giffard Road, the Burma Camp
\nRoad Phases 1 and 2, the Spintex
\nRoad by-pass, the Boundary
\nGulf House Road, the Teshie-
\nNungua-Sakumono Beach Road,
\nthe Ashaiman Road and some of
\nthe Gang of Four Roads (Tetteh-
\nQuarshie Interchange\u2013 Adenta and
\nthe Achimota Ofankor), among
\nothers, have either been completed
\nor are close to completion.
\nAdditional resurfacing works
\nwill also be executed in Ningo
\n\u2013Prampram, Tema, Ashaiman,
\nNungua, Teshie, La and Accra
\nCentral. Preparatory works for
\nthe redevelopment of the Accra-
\nTema Motorway into a six-lane
\nroad with four interchanges (Adjei
\nKojo, Abattoir, Teshie Link, Tema
\nRoundabout) have begun. Several
\nroads in Accra are also being
\nasphalted.
\nEastern Region
\nIn the Eastern Region, work on the
\nSuhum, Asamankese and Kyebi
\ntown roads have commenced.
\nThe procurement of works on
\nthe Kade town roads is ongoing.
\nThese works are being funded by
\nthe Cocobod. Work has resumed
\non the Kwafokrom-Apedwa
\nRoad and the south-bound
\ncarriageway is completed. Other
\nroads, either completed, under
\nconstruction or awarded for
\nconstruction in the region include
\nthe Nsawam-Apedwa, the Adomi
\nBridge which is scheduled to be
\ncompleted in 2015, Koforidua-
\nBunso, Nsawam-Aburi, Nkawkaw
\nby-pass, Nkawkaw-Atibie and
\nSuhum-Asamankese. The contracts
\nawarded for the rehabilitation of
\nAdeiso\u2013Asamankese, Nsawam\u2013
\nAsamankese, Osenase\u2013Akwatia,
\nThe five year,
\nGH\u00a23 billion,
\nCocoa Roads
\nImprovement
\nProgramme (CRIP)
\nhas commenced
\nwith ongoing
\nconstruction of
\nseveral roads in
\ncocoa-growing
\nareas.
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\nKwame Nkrumah Interchange
\nApedwa\u2013Kyebi\u2013Bunso and
\nKoforidua \u2013 Bunso roads have
\nall commenced in earnest.
\nFurthermore, work has started
\non the 43.7 km Noyem-Winso-
\nAmuana-Praso, Akim Sekyere-
\nAbekoase, Mangoase-Kukua, and
\nChia-Brenase-Ofoase roads while
\nthat on the 3.3km Somanya town
\nroads is progressing.
\nWestern Region
\nIn the Western Region, works on
\nthe Kansaworodo bypass as well
\nas the 20 km asphalt overlay of
\nselected roads in Sekondi-Takoradi
\nis progressing steadily. The following
\ntowns will also benefit from the
\nasphalt overlay programme: Tarkwa,
\nAxim and Elubo. Works have started
\non the Daboase and Sefwi Wiawso
\ntown roads. Other towns to benefit
\nfrom the programme include
\nPrestea, Asankragua and Enchi.
\nWork is far advanced on the 110 km
\nAgona Junction-Elubo, the 94km
\nTarkwa-Bogoso Ayamfuri and the 52
\nkm Ayamfuri-Asawinso roads.
\nThe Sefwi-Bekwai-Eshiem,
\nSewfi-Wiawso-Akontombra,
\nPrestea-Samreboi, Benchema-
\nOseikojokrom, Juaboso-Bodi and
\nAkontombra Roads are progressing
\nsteadily. Other major road projects
\nin the Western Region include
\nAkontombra\u2013Sefwi\u2013Wiawso,
\nDaboase\u2013Atieku, Enchi\u2013Dadieso,
\nAnyinabrim\u2013Sui\u2013Bodi Junction,
\nPrestea \u2013Samreboi have all started.
\nAlso, work has commenced on
\nthe 51.20 km Edwenase-Atobiase,
\nJuaboso-Dadieso, and Anto
\nDompen-Daboase rural roads. The
\nconstruction of 10 km Oil and Gas
\nEnclave roads along the pipe-line
\nincluding the Amazure Bridge is
\non-going.
\nVolta Region
\nMany road projects have either
\nbeen completed or are being
\nworked on in the Volta Region.
\nThe Eastern Corridor project is
\nprogressing speedily. The Asikuma
\nJunction-Have, Have-Hohoe-
\nJasikan, Dodo-Pepesu to Nkwanta,
\nNkwanta-Oti Damanko sections are
\nunder construction. Others include
\nKete Krachi to Buya, Ho-Fume,
\nKpando Worawora-Dambai, Bame-
\nDzolokpuita-Kpedze, Ho-Adidome,
\nMetrikasa-Havedzi and Gwolokwati-
\nWli-Hohoe Roads.
\nAn additional 97.3 km comprising
\nthe Kpando-Alavanyo Kpeme-
\nNkonya-Gbi Wegbe, Aveti-Logba
\nAlakpeti-Anfoega-Akukome-
\nAveti, Dalive-Agortage, Dove
\n(Atitekpo Junction)-Mepe, Dove
\nJunction-Dove-Aveyime, Dodi
\nPapaase-Mensahkrom-Asuboi,
\nDapaa Jn-Pampawie-Ahamansu,
\nand Tadzeva-Davego-Agorve
\nJunction roads are also ongoing.
\nFurthermore, rehabilitation
\nof selected roads in the Ho
\nMunicipality including the access
\nroad to the University of Health and
\nAllied Sciences are ongoing. The
\nKpando Town roads are also being
\nrehabilitated.
\nThe Juapong to Fodzoku to Akuse
\nDam road and the Sogakope to
\nBattor road have been completed.
\nThe Juapong to Abutia to Sokode
\nroad is also ongoing. The Hohoe
\nTown Roads are also under
\nconstruction.
\nCentral Region
\nWork has started on the Kasoa
\nInterchange. The scope of works on
\nthe project is as follows:
\n1 .Construction of three interchanges
\non the main Accra-Cape Coast Road
\nat the following locations:
\nI. Main Kasoa Traffic Lights
\nII. Galilee\/Iron City to link Iron City
\nto Amanfrom (without U-turns on
\nthe main road)
\nIII. Universal\/CP junction to link
\nUniversal to the Opeikuma Area in
\nKasoa
\n2. Widening of main Accra-Cape
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\nAmerican House to Ashaley Botchway Road Giffard Road (37 Roundabout to Labadi Junction, Accra)
\nCoast road between Iron City and
\nUniversal into a-6km three lane
\ndual carriageway with slip roads and
\nramps.
\n3. Construction of Amasaman-
\nAshalaja-Oboom Road – a distance
\nof 33km into asphaltic concrete road
\nwith a bridge across the river Densu
\nto replace the current bailey bridge.
\nThe construction of the Amasaman
\nRoad will provide an alternate
\nroad to Nsawam and several other
\nparts of Accra. The same route will
\nprovide a convenient alternative
\nfor commuters to Kasoa from the
\neastern parts of Accra, Nsawam and
\nbeyond.
\n4. Construction of 20km of roads
\nwithin Kasoa and Ga South
\nMunicipality. This is necessary
\nto provide critical access for
\ncommunities within Amanfrom,
\nAmanfrom Top, Galilea, Iron
\nCity, Tuba, Kasoa and Nyanyanor.
\nThese access roads will improve
\naccessibility for the communities
\nwithout coming onto the main
\nKasoa road.
\n6. Construction of critical drainage
\nsystems in Kasoa and Ga South
\nMunicipality.
\n7. Construction of a new two-storey
\nPolyclinic for Kasoa to replace the
\nold one. This polyclinic will have an
\nOPD, Doctor\u2019s Consulting rooms,
\npharmacy, an intensive care unit,etc.
\n8. Construction of four 36
\nclassroom blocks to help eliminate
\nthe shift system in schools within the
\nKasoa and Ga South Communities.
\n9. Provision of 10 mechanized
\nboreholes for selected communities
\nthat have challenges with GWCL
\ndistribution system.
\n10. Construction of Bus Rapid
\nTransit (BRT) Terminal in Kasoa.
\nOther roads in the Central Region
\nUpgrading works are being
\nundertaken on roads in Dunkwa-on
\nOffin, Winneba and Agona Swedru.
\nSelected towns to benefit from the
\nasphalt overlay programme include
\nCape Coast, Dunkwa, Saltpond
\nand Mankessim. The Kasoa bypass,
\nMankessim-Abora Dunkwa,
\nDunkwa\u2013Twifo Praso-Assin Fosu,
\nAmanful\u2013Nyarkrom\u2013Nkum, Assin
\nNyakomase\u2013Senchiem.
\nAssin-Twifo Praso road, Essiam
\nTown roads and the Breman
\nAsikuma-Amanfopong roads are
\nbut a few of the ongoing works to
\nimprove the road network in the
\nRegion.
\nWork is also progressing steadily
\non the Ekwamoase-Ofabil, Sankor-
\nKweikrom-Ojobi-Akoti, Abowin-
\nNkodwo-Asempanyim ,Duakwa-
\nAkwakwaa (Phase 1) and 63.20km
\nDominase-Subinso roads.
\nAlso, the following feeder
\nroads have been completed –
\nBawjiase-Aponkyekura (6.9 km),
\nBawjiase-Ayensuako (5.3 km),
\nAdawukwa-Adjator-Honi (3.45
\nkm), Bewuanum-Adawukwa (9.95
\nkm), Bawjiase-Amonkrom (Congo)-
\nTetteykura (3.25km), Ahentia-
\nBusumabra Jn-Kweikrom (6.0km),
\nPapaase No. 1-Odotom (9.4 km),
\nKwa Bondze-Larbie-Jeikrodua
\n(3.65km) and the Bontrase-Dasum
\n(4.7 km).
\nThe Sankor-Kweikrom-Ojobi-Akoti
\nroad is scheduled to be completed in
\nthe coming months. The Nkwanta\u2013
\nMempeasem, Jamra\u2013Adandan,
\nEkwamoase\u2013Ofabil, Camp\u2013Adjoum
\nand the Brofuyedur \u2013Odoo Roads
\nare being improved as part of the
\nCocoa Roads Project.
\nAshanti Region
\nWork on the Sunyani Road project
\nin Kumasi popularly referred to
\nas the Sofoline Interchange will
\nbe completed this year. Works are
\nongoing on the Bekwai and New
\nEdubiase town roads. Last year,
\nPresident Mahama commissioned
\nthe Assin Praso-Bekwai Road which
\nincludes a two-lane bridge over
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\nAwoshie-Pokuase Road Burma Camp Road, Phase 1
\nthe Pra River. Twenty kilometers
\nof Kumasi town roads have been
\nupgraded with another 50km due
\nfor upgrade. Other major road
\nprojects ongoing in the Region
\ninclude the Bomfa Junction-Asiwa-
\nBekwai, Bekwai-Ampaha-Asiwa,
\nKumawu-Timaate-Drobonso and
\nAgyenkwaso-Anomabu-Gyadem
\nRoads.
\nThe New Edubiase \u2013 Anomabo,
\nAmantia \u2013 Obuasewa and Obuasi
\nJunction \u2013 Dunkwa \u2013 Ayamfuri
\nsections of the Region\u2019s road
\nnetwork are also at various stages
\nof implementation. A number of
\nother roads in cocoa growing areas
\nare at various stages of completion.
\nThese include the Ataase Nkwanta
\n\u2013Owusukrom and the Manfo-
\nSubriso\u2013Fanti Roads.
\nBrong Ahafo Region
\nMajor roads in the Brong Ahafo
\nRegion which are being worked
\non include the Nsawkaw-Namase
\nsection of the Wenchi-Sampa Road,
\nBerekum-Sampa, Atebubu-Kwame
\nDanso-Kwadwokrom, Goaso-
\nKukuom Junction, Prang-Kintampo
\nand Dormaa Ahenkro-Nkrankwanta
\nRoads. Gambia No 2\u2013Kyeremasu,
\nTepa Junction \u2013Goaso (to link
\nthat part of Brong Ahafo to the
\nAshanti Region) and Kofibadukrom
\nJunction \u2013Kofibadukrom.
\nWorks are ongoing on; Dadiesoaba\u2013
\nTwabidi, Dormaa – Ahenkro\u2013
\nBaabianiha, Asuadei Junction
\n\u2013 Asuadei, Antwirifo \u2013 Danyame
\nFeeder Roads Project. Sunyani,
\nTechiman, Nkoranza, Goaso and
\nDorma Ahenkro town roads have
\nseen improvements
\nNorthern Region
\nThe 147-kilometre Sawla-Fufulso
\nRoad which includes rehabilitation
\nof schools, health centres, markets
\nand water treatment systems along
\nthat corridor in the Northern Region
\nis complete.
\nThe Buipe-Tamale road
\nrehabilitation project is also
\nsubstantially completed. Works
\nhave commenced on the Busunu
\n\u2013Daboya road. The following
\nroads are at various stages of
\ncompletion; Daboya-Mankarigu-
\nWiase, including the Oti Damanko-
\nBimbila-Yendi Road, Yendi-
\nNakpanduri on the Eastern corridor,
\nNyankpala-Tolon, Tamale-Salaga,
\nChereponi\u2013Yendi, Yendi-Tamale and
\nTamale-Kumbungu roads.
\nFurthermore, there have been major
\nimprovements in Tamale town
\nroads. About 30km of roads have
\nbeen rehabilitated in the past two
\nyears.
\nAnother 25km are at various stages
\nof construction. Roads in other
\nurban areas in the region including
\nYendi, Savelugu, Damongo and Bole
\nare being rehabilitated.
\nUpper East Region
\nRoads in the Upper East Region are
\nreceiving significant attention. These
\ninclude:
\n\u2022 10 km of roads in the Bolgatanga
\nmunicipality.
\n\u2022 Navrongo and Bawku town roads
\n\u2022 The Navrongo-Tumu,
\n\u2022 Bolgatanga-Bongo,
\n\u2022 Wikongo-Tongo
\n\u2022 Navrongo-Tono
\n\u2022 Bolga-Bawku,
\n\u2022 Misiga-Kulungugu
\n\u2022 Sandema-Wiesi
\nUpper West Region
\nThe Wa municipality has seen a
\nsignificant improvement in the road
\nnetwork. This includes the upgrade
\nof 7km of town roads in 2014.
\nCurrently works are ongoing on the
\nimprovement of the road network on
\nthe UDS \u2013 Wa campus. Tumu roads
\nhave also been improved.
\nWorks are ongoing on the Nadowli-
\nLawra-Hamile, Wa-Bulenga and
\nWa-Dorimon roads together with
\nconstruction of steel bridges on
\nthe Yala-Sombisi, Tantale-Tuvuu,
\nTuvuu-Lzabisi and Wa-Walewale
\nroads.
\nOther notable developments in the
\nregion include the ongoing work on
\nthe 39 km Jeffisi-Gwolu, and the
\nGuono-Kperisi roads.
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\nBurma Camp Road, Phase 2
\nSpintex Road Bypass near
\nKotoka International Airport
\nAgona Junction to Elubo
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\nAgona Junction to Elubo
\nEnchi-Asankragua Suhum-Apedwa Juaboso- Bodi Road
\nBattor-Dove-Sogakope Road Eastern Corridor road Yendi-Gushegu stretch of the Eastern Corridor road
\nAsuboi Road
\nRehabilitation of Adomi Bridge
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\nMassive rehabilitation work on Adomi Bridge
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\nEXPANDING INFRASTRUCTURE
\n\u201cWhile we continue to build more hospitals and schools,
\nother critical sectors such as water, roads, transport,
\nICT and telecommunications continue to engage our
\nattention. Development of key infrastructure is not
\nonly for job creation but also for general socio-economic
\ntransformation\u201d
\nPresident John Dramani Mahama
\nCOMMUNICATIONS
\nSawla-Fufulso Road
\nSofoline Interchange – Kumasi
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\nTelecoms and Broadcasting Regulation Tower
\nCommunications
\nThe ICT sector in Ghana has
\ncontributed greatly to Ghana\u2019s
\neconomic growth over the years.
\nPresident Mahama is making
\nfurther strenuous efforts to leverage
\nthis for rapid socio-economic
\ndevelopment. Many far-reaching
\ninterventions have been initiated to
\nfurther develop the sector.
\nThese include:
\nNational Data Center
\nThe National Data Centre near
\nthe Kofi Annan ICT Centre is an
\nessential part of the e-Government
\ninfrastructure.
\nDesigned to be the largest in West
\nAfrica, the Data Center will promote
\nan integrated use of ICT to improve
\nefficiency and transparency in
\ngovernance and facilitate storage,
\nmanagement and dissemination
\nof data for both public and private
\nestablishments.
\nIt will among others, provide web
\nhosting and cloud infrastructure
\nservices. To avoid the challenges
\nthat come with single point of
\nfailure should disaster strike, a
\nSecondary Data Center has been
\ncompleted in Kumasi to serve as
\na back-up for the Primary Data
\nCentre.
\nBusiness Process
\nOutsourcing (BPO)
\nCenter
\nThe Business Process Outsourcing
\n(BPO) sector of Ghana provides
\nnumerous opportunities for
\nentrepreneurship and employment,
\nparticularly for the youth. Investors
\nrequire reasonably priced real
\nestate and \u2018Grade A Plug and Play\u2019
\nfacilities to thrive.
\nTo meet these prerequisites in the
\nBPO sector, we are renovating the
\nformer PWD warehouses near
\nKwame Nkrumah Interchange to
\nfit this purpose as has been the case
\nin countries like India, Philippines
\nand the United States of America.
\nThe purpose is therefore to ensure
\nthat Ghana\u2019s drive for knowledgeled
\nsocio-economic growth is
\nachieved by focusing on increasing
\nemployment in the IT-Enabled
\nServices (ITES) and Business
\nProcess Outsourcing (BPO) sectors.
\nThe centre will provide
\nopportunities for 10,000 direct and
\nindirect jobs for the youth of Ghana
\nover the next few years.
\nIt will also provide leased out spaces
\nfor Business Process Outsourcing,
\nSoftware Development, IT Training
\nServices, and many more.
\nEastern Corridor fibre
\noptic
\nThe Eastern Corridor fibre
\noptic backbone project has been
\ncompleted to serve over 120
\ncommunities along the route from
\nHo to Bawku with a link from Yendi
\nto Tamale.
\nOverall 808.35km of fibre optic
\nhas been installed. The fibre optic
\ncable has also been extended to
\nthe University of Health and Allied
\nSciences in the Volta Region.
\nThe project will open up the
\nEastern Corridor to the information
\nsuperhighway and offer not only
\nteaching and learning opportunities,
\nbut also bring the digital economy
\ncloser to the people.
\ne-Transform Ghana
\nProject
\nThe US$97million e-Transform
\nGhana project has commenced. It is
\nfocusing on ICT-based interventions
\nto ensure prudent and efficient use
\nof Government resources, nurturing
\nnew businesses through the
\ndevelopment of iHubs and mLabs,
\ncreating job opportunities and
\npromoting entrepreneurship. The
\ninterventions under e-Transform
\ninclude the e-Parliament project
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\nNational Data Centre
\nwhich will allow near-paperless
\nflow of information and also
\nenhance the operations and
\nactivities of Parliament to improve
\nupon citizens\u2019 participation in
\ngovernance.
\nUnder the e-Tranform project,
\nGovernment is investing
\nUS$5million in e-Justice. Already,
\nthree video-conferencing and
\ntelepresence equipment have been
\nprovided to support the Judiciary in
\nthe administration of justice.
\nSo far, Accra, Kumasi and Takoradi
\nhave benefitted from the facility.
\nThe Attorney-General\u2019s office has
\nalso been provided with a video
\nconferencing and telepresence
\nfacility.
\nTelecommunications
\nThe telecommunications industry
\ncontinues to serve as a major driver
\nof socio economic development. As
\nat August 2015, fixed and mobile
\ntelephone subscriptions were
\n33,099,514 as compared to a little
\nover 11 million in 2008.
\nMobile and fixed internet
\nsubscribers are 17,159,383. It
\nis expected that as Government
\ndeploys 4G LTE technology, the
\ncitizenry will begin to experience
\naffordable, reliable and high speed
\ninternet.
\nA growing telecommunications
\nindustry requires a dynamic
\nregulatory framework which
\nensures customer satisfaction, good
\nreturn on investment and adequate
\nparticipation of Ghanaians in the
\nsector.
\nTo this end, in August 2014 Cabinet
\napproved four policies relating
\nto the issuance of Mobile Virtual
\nNetwork Operating Licenses,
\nInterconnect Clearing House
\nLicense, International Wholesale
\nCarrier License and Unified
\nTelecom Licenses.
\nNational Emergency Call Centres
\nhave been set up to provide a unified
\nnational emergency response
\nnumber, 112. The number when
\ndialled enables callers in distress to
\nreach any of the national emergency
\nservices. The number can be
\nreached even on phones that have
\nnot been unlocked
\nBroadcasting
\nBroadcasting continues to influence
\nour way of life. It is an indispensable
\npart of our democratic process. We
\nwill complete the transition from
\nanalogue broadcasting to digital
\nbroadcasting by June 2016. The
\nBroadcasting Bill is being finalized
\nwith stakeholders for submission to
\nParliament.
\nICT for all
\nPresident Mahama\u2019s Government
\nis ensuring equitable distribution
\nof opportunities in all sectors
\nincluding the ICT and
\nTelecommunications sector. This
\nis manifesting as the provision of
\nCommunity Information Centres
\n(CICs), computers and pay phones
\nto schools, ICT literacy sessions for
\ninmates of prisons, the Ghana Police
\nService, Nursing Training students,
\nthe Ghana Armed Forces, the Ghana
\nNational Fire Service among others.
\nIt is significant to note that a Braille
\nComputer laboratory has been
\ndeveloped for the use of pupils at
\nthe Akropong School for the Blind.
\nFish Finders, a GPS based
\nequipment, have been distributed
\nto fishers to enable them easily
\nlocate fish, improve their catch and
\nenhance their incomes.
\nDeprived communities are
\nalso being provided with
\ntelecommunication services through
\nSolar Powered Rural Telephony
\nFacilities.
\nEnhanced Community
\nInformation Centres (e-CICs)
\nIn furtherance of the commitment
\nof Government to use the medium
\nof ICT to promote an all-inclusive
\ninformation and knowledge-based
\nsociety to benefit under-served
\nand unserved communities,
\nGovernment continues to promote
\nthe Community Information Centre
\nconcept. In 2014, utilizing part
\nof the savings from a Value-for-
\nMoney Audit of the e-Government
\nPlatform Project, the Ministry
\nof Communications commenced
\nthe construction of 21 enhanced
\nCommunity Information Centres
\n(e-CICs) in all the ten regions,
\nin addition to over 40 CICs and
\nnine Regional Innovation Centres
\ncompleted since 2013.
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\nBattery Room Standby Generator Telecoms and Broadcasting Regulation Tower, Tamale
\nChiller Room
\nInterior of the National Data Centre
\nChiller Room
\nREGION PROJECT LOCATION STATUS
\nASHANTI REGION
\nAgona Completed
\nKuntunase Completed
\nNew Edubiase Completed
\nMampongteng Completed
\nAboabo-Asawase Completed
\nTepa Completed
\nBekwai Completed
\nDrobonso Completed
\nBRONG AHAFO
\nAkokoa Completed
\nGoka Completed
\nMehame Completed
\nTechiman Krobo Completed
\nCENTRAL REGION
\nAfransi Completed
\nGomoa Pinanko Completed
\nMankron Completed
\nMfantseman Completed
\nTwifo Praso Completed
\nEASTERN REGION
\nAdukrom Completed
\nDonkorkrom Completed
\nAburi Completed
\nAkyem Tafo Completed
\nTease Completed
\nDawu Completed
\nAkuapem North Completed
\nEffiduase Completed
\nOfoase Completed
\nAnum Completed
\nKoforidua WIP
\nSekesua WIP
\nSomanya WIP
\nGREATER ACCRA
\nGP\/TNT-Airport Completed
\nAshaiman Completed
\nDawhenya Completed
\nOyibi Completed
\nGlefe Completed
\nPantang Completed
\nAmanfrom Completed
\nTable 7. Locations of e-CICs and CICs
\nREGION PROJECT LOCATION STATUS
\nNORTHERN REGION
\nDamongo Completed
\nBuss Senior High school Completed
\nYagaba Completed
\nUDS Campus Completed
\nYendi Completed
\nTamale Girls Completed
\nWest Mamprusi Completed
\nSagnarigu Completed
\nGambaga Completed
\nNalerigu Completed
\nUPPER EAST
\nBongo WIP
\nZebilla Completed
\nTongo Completed
\nPusiga Completed
\nBuilsa South WIP
\nKasena Nankana WIP
\nUPPER WEST
\nBaseble Completed
\nKaleo Completed
\nNandom Completed
\nLassia Tuolu Completed
\nWelembelle Completed
\nFielmua WIP
\nVOLTA REGION
\nMepe Completed
\nAkatsi South Completed
\nDzodze Completed
\nHlefi Completed
\nTegbi Completed
\nAveyime Completed
\nKeta Completed
\nBattor Completed
\nKpetoe Completed
\nHo WIP
\nBotoku Completed
\nAveme Beme Completed
\nJasikan WIP
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\nGovernment Online Services
\n(e-Services platform) Project
\nThe Government Online Services
\nproject (e-Services) is being
\nimplemented by the National
\nInformation Technology Agency
\n(NITA) in line with President
\nMahama\u2019s determination to deepen
\nthe utilization of online services
\nwithin Ghana\u2019s emerging digital
\neconomy.
\nIt serves as the one-stop services
\nportal for Government services,
\nwhich comprises a pilot with 11
\nMDAs listed as follows;
\n1. Passport Office – Online
\nSubmission of Personal Data for
\nPassport Application
\n2. Driver and Vehicle Licensing
\nAuthority (DVLA) – Renewal of
\ndriver\u2019s license & vehicle ownership
\ntransfer
\n3. Accra Metropolitan Assembly \u2013
\nOnline request for marriage license
\n4. Food and Drugs Authority –
\nApplication for registration as food
\nproduct importer
\n5. Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA)
\n\u2013 Online application for registration
\nof accommodation and catering
\nestablishment
\n6. National Communications
\nAuthority (NCA) – Guidelines for
\napplication of telecom licenses \/
\nauthorisations and downloadable
\nforms
\n7. Ghana Police Service CID –
\nOnline application of police report
\nand finger print check \/ nominal
\nvetting.
\n8. Minerals Commission – Online
\napplication for reconnaissance
\n& prospecting license and
\ncartographic search request
\n9. National Identification Authority
\n(NIA) – Guidelines for filling
\napplication forms for entry into the
\nnational identification system
\n10. Births And Deaths Registry
\n(BDR) \u2013 Online application for
\ncertified copies of births & deaths
\ncertificate
\n11. National Information
\nTechnology Agency (NITA) –
\nGuidelines for services offered to
\nall Government agencies has the
\nfollowing benefits:
\n\u2022 It will reduce the amount of time
\nand energy that citizens spend to
\ncommute to & from MDA premises
\nwhen accessing Government
\nservices.
\n\u2022 Information about Government
\nservices from the various MDAs can
\neasily and readily be accessible from
\none central Portal.
\n\u2022 This shared infrastructure is
\nhelping Government Departments
\nand Agencies to reduce cost,
\nimprove Security of their database
\netc.
\n\u2022 The platform will also make it
\neasier for Government-channeled
\npartners to plug into Government
\ndatabase for delivery of services.
\nThe portal provides Government
\nservices and information which can
\nbe accessed by citizens, non-citizens,
\nbusinesses and Government
\nemployees.
\nThe Government e-payment
\nportal (epay.gov.gh)
\nThe e-Payment Portal is a service
\nprovided by the Government of
\nGhana to the Public to conveniently
\npay online for Government Taxes,
\nFees, Tangible Goods and Services.
\nMDA Services payable online are-
\n\u2022 AMA
\n\u2022 BDR
\n\u2022 DVLA
\n\u2022 FDB
\n\u2022 CID
\n\u2022 GRA
\n\u2022 GTA
\n\u2022 MinCom
\n\u2022 MFA
\n\u2022 NCA
\n\u2022 NIA
\n\u2022 RGD
\nWIP – Work in Progress
\nREGION PROJECT LOCATION STATUS
\nWESTERN REGION
\nSamreboi Completed
\nMpohor Completed
\nSefwi akontombra Completed
\nHalf Assini Completed
\nBodi Completed
\ne-Services Portal
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\nOngoing works at Business
\nProcess Outsourcing Centre
\ne-gates for
\ne-Immigration Project
\n\u2022 e-Workspace Platform – which is an
\nautomated collaborative platform for
\nGovernment agencies for their day to
\nday back end processes.
\n\u2022 e-Cabinet – An automated and
\ncollaborated platform for the workings
\nof President Mahama and his cabinet
\nlaunched by the President on 19th
\nMarch, 2015 to inject greater efficiency
\nand effectiveness in the conduct of
\ncabinet meetings and procedures.
\n\u2022 e-Health – The eHealth solution,
\ncurrently being piloted at the Korle
\nBu Teaching Hospital, the Upper West
\nRegional Hospital and the Zebilla
\nDistrict Hospital, is a comprehensive
\nenterprise level system for managing
\nthe automation needs of the healthcare
\nenvironment . The components include:
\na) Hospital Information Management
\nSystem (HIMS)
\nb) Centralized electronic Medical
\nRecords System and
\nc)Radiology Information System\/Picture
\nArchiving and Communication System
\n(RIS\/PAC)
\n\u2022 Automated Tax Administration
\nSystem – This is a one stop online
\nplatform for filing tax returns. Through
\nthis, businesses and citizens carry out
\nprocesses related to filing and payment
\nof taxes online.
\n\u2022 e-Register – This makes it possible for
\nonline registration of businesses with
\nthe Registrar General\u2019s Department. It
\nalso allows for online search for business
\nnames and other related business
\nregistration activities. This is integrated
\nwith the tax payment platform.
\n\u2022 e-Immigration – A complete
\nIntegrated system that is automating
\nimmigration processes and enrolling
\nall the ports unto one shared database.
\nWhen completed it will allow for visa
\nmanagement, tracking of Ghanaians
\nand foreigners and their activities
\nin the country (where necessary),
\npermit management, border control
\nmanagement etc.
\nOther Universal Access
\nInterventions
\nThe Ghana Investment Fund for
\nElectronic Communications (GIFEC)
\nhas rolled out a comprehensive
\nprogramme aimed at bringing ICT
\nservices to the doorstep of Ghanaians
\nespecially in underprivileged
\ncommunities and remote parts of
\nGhana. These initiatives include;
\n\u2022 The Rural Telephony project – This
\nproject is being executed to ensure
\nimproved coverage of mobile telephony
\nservices in the remotest parts of the
\ncountry.
\n\u2022 Distribution of ICT equipment
\nand software applications to selected
\nSchools and institutions-Under this
\nproject thousands of computers and
\nschool management and examination
\napplications have been distributed to
\nselected schools to facilitate ICT uptake.
\n\u2022 ICT Training – Under this initiative,
\nmanagers, students, members of security
\nagencies and prison inmates have been
\nafforded the opportunity to acquire ICT
\nskills to ensure that they are not left
\nbehind in the ICT age.
\n\u2022 Disability Employment Project
\nThis initiative has resulted in the
\nsupply of trading booths to physically
\nchallenged persons to engage in ICTbased
\nservices in order to earn incomes.
\nAmong others they engage in repair of
\nICT gadgets and sale of ICT accessories.
\nOther applications under the
\ne-Government project include:
\nA Solar-Powered Rural Telephone
\nFacility, Botoku, Volta Region
\nA Solar-Powered Rural
\nTelephone Facility
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\nBekwai Community Information Centre
\nAsuogyaman Community Information Centre
\nWelembelle Community Information Centre Mepe Community Information Centre Bodi Community Information Centre
\nKeta Community Information Centre Techiman Krobo Community Information Centre The first completed facility at the Tema ICT Park
\nKpetoe Community Information Centre
\nEast Mamprusi Community Information Centre
\nA pupil of the Akropong School for the Blind
\ntrying her hands on the Braille Computer
\nSpider plough used in laying Eastern Corridor
\nOptic Fibre
\nTrading booths for the Disability
\nEmployment Project
\nInterior of the ICT facility in Tema
\nMinister for Communications tracing the route
\nof the Eastern Corridor Fibre Optic Project
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\n\u201cThe economic benefits of a diversified and transformed
\neconomy are enormous. As a people, we must make a
\nconscious effort to eat what we grow and add value to
\nour primary raw materials. This will support a stable
\neconomy and job creation, improve GDP per capita and
\nenhance standards of living for the people\u201d.
\nPresident John Dramani Mahama
\nState of the Nation Address, 2015
\nBUILDING
\nA STRONG
\nECONOMY FOR
\nGROWTH AND
\nJOBS
\nICT training for the Police sponsored by GIFEC
\nFishermen being introduced to the Fish-Finder
\nPrisoners in ICT Class
\nWith the attainment of Lower Middle
\nIncome Country (LMIC) status, aid
\nand grants from Ghana\u2019s Development
\nPartners have dried up. Soft loan facilities
\nto Ghana with favourable terms such
\nas lower interest rates, longer grace
\n(moratorium) periods and corresponding
\nlonger maturity periods have also been
\nreplaced with less favourable terms.
\nThis means instead of repaying
\nour lower interest loans within 40
\nyears including a grace period of
\n10 years in the past, we are now
\nservicing our new debts (relatively
\nhigher interest rates) with the
\nWorld Bank within 25 years
\nwhich includes a grace period of
\nfive years.
\nOver the past few years, Ghana\u2019s
\neconomy has been affected by
\nsharp declines in World Market
\nPrices of our major export
\ncommodities such as cocoa, gold
\nand crude oil.
\nGhana is estimated to have an
\nannual infrastructure deficit of
\nUS$1.5billion. To fill this gap,
\nGovernment has resorted to new
\ndebt management strategies
\nwhich include on-lending and
\nescrow account mechanisms
\nbetween the Ministry of Finance
\nand Ministries, Departments
\nand Agencies with the view
\nto achieving desirable debt
\nsustainability.
\nGovernment has also established
\nthe Ghana Infrastructure
\nInvesment Fund (GIIF) as
\na vehicle for mobilising and
\nproviding resources to manage
\nand invest in a diversified
\nportfolio of infrastructure
\nprojects.
\nATTRIBUTE BEFORE LMIC LMIC
\nMATURITY PERIOD 40YEARS 25YEARS
\nGRACE PERIOD 10YEARS 5YEARS
\nThe comparative terms of borrowing from the
\nWorld Bank is illustrated by the table below:
\nTable 8: Camparison of terms of borrowing from the World Bank
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\nPresident Mahama inspecting a model of the Komenda Sugar Factory
\nNotwithstanding the transitional
\nchallenges Ghana\u2019s economy
\ncontinues to expand. The
\ncountry\u2019s GDP as of June 2015
\nstood at GHC133.34 billion from
\nGHC30,179 billion in 2008.
\nDespite this growth, cyclical
\ninstability occasioned by longstanding
\nstructural weaknesses
\nin the economy continues to pose
\nchallenges. In a bid to address this
\nhead on, President John Mahama
\nhas crafted a vision to transform the
\nstructure of the Ghanaian economy.
\nThe transformation agenda is
\nhinged on diversification, value
\naddition to our primary products
\nand the promotion and patronage
\nof locally manufactured goods and
\nservices.
\nThis is intended to make Ghana
\nself-reliant and to position the
\ncountry as an export-led economy.
\nThis will guarantee a stable
\neconomy, massive job creation,
\nenhanced incomes and improved
\nstandards of living for the people.
\nPursuant to this vision, a number of
\ninitiatives have been introduced as
\nfollows:
\n\u2022 In Komenda, in the Central
\nRegion, a new sugar factory
\nis under construction. When
\ncompleted, the over US$300
\nmillion spent to import about
\n375,000 metric tonnes of sugar
\nannually will be substantially
\nreduced. This factory will create
\n7,300 direct and indirect jobs in
\naddition to the savings on foreign
\nexchange.
\n\u2022 The defunct Kumasi Shoe
\nFactory has been refurbished and
\nis operating under the Defence
\nIndustrial Holdings Company
\nLimited (DIHOC). The factory
\ncurrently produces high quality
\nshoes for many clients including
\nthe security agencies and mining
\ncompanies and provides direct jobs
\nfor over 200 people. It recently
\nproduced 10,000 pairs of school
\nsandals that are being distributed to
\nschool pupils.
\n\u2022A project to produce 20 million
\nbroilers has been initiated to
\nreduce the importation of poultry
\nproducts by 40% by the end of
\n2016. It will save the economy
\nabout US$150 million every year.
\nAvailable statistics show that we
\nhave achieved a drop of 30% in
\npoultry imports from US$208.7
\nmillion to US$149 million since
\nthe launch of this project.
\nTo boost local production and
\nfurther diversify our export base,
\nGovernment through the Export
\nDevelopment and Agricultural
\nInvestment Fund supported
\nover 125 projects (by Ghanaian
\ncompanies) in the production of
\npharmaceuticals, rice, sheanut,
\npoultry etc with GH\u00a2245.4 million
\nbetween January 2013 and June
\n2015.
\nAlso, the Exim Bank bill has
\nbeen approved by Cabinet and it
\nis presently being considered by
\nParliament
\nUnder the Skills Development
\nFund, more than GHC 150 million
\nin grants has been provided to 510
\ngrantees made up of institutions,
\nbusinesses and associations.
\nSome of the beneficiaries are the
\nGhana Atomic Energy Commission,
\nUniversity of Ghana, Ghana
\nTechnology University College
\n(GTUC), Kumasi Polytechnic,
\nCentre for Scientific and Industrial
\nResearch (CSIR), KNUST Jewellery
\nDesign and Technology Centre,
\nProgressive Electronic Technicians
\nAssociation of Ghana, Ghana
\nNational Association of Garages,
\nGhana National Association
\nof Poultry Farmers and the
\nGhana Association of Electrical
\nContractors.
\nRevenue and expenditure targets
\nfor the first quarter were met and
\nGhana is on track to further reduce
\nthe budget deficit, stabilize the cedi
\nand curb inflation.
\nBetween January and May, 2015
\ntotal cash deficit was 1.9% of GDP
\nwhich is much lower than the
\nbudget target of 3.4%. In the same
\nperiod in 2014 the figure was 3.7%
\nof GDP.
\nThis is the result of improvements
\nin revenue mobilisation and tighter
\ncontrols on expenditure.
\nConfidence in the
\nEconomy
\nInvestor confidence in Ghana
\ncontinues to grow as a result of
\nmeasures introduced to stabilize the
\neconomy.
\n\u2022 Data from the Ghana Investment
\nPromotion Center show that in
\n2014, inflows from foreign direct
\ninvestment stood at US$3.57 billion
\nfrom 184 projects;
\n\u2022 Between January 2013 and June
\n2015, USD$ 817.5 million was
\ninvested in the Free Zones by 69
\nnewly registered companies
\n\u2022 The 2014 US$1billion Eurobond
\nwas oversubscribed at a competitive
\ncoupon rate. This targeted the
\ndevelopment of infrastructure and
\nThis year grants totalling GHS65
\nmillion are being awarded to cover
\nan estimated 100 private sector
\nfirms.
\nEfforts to diversify the country\u2019s
\nexport base are yielding fruits
\nas total non-traditional exports
\nbetween 2013 to June 2015
\namounted to USD$ 6.17 billion.
\nAnnual Non-Traditional exports
\nis projected to reach US$ 5 billion
\nfrom the current US$ 2.5 billion.
\nThis compares with US$ 1.32 billion
\nin 2008.
\nMacro-economic
\nstability
\nAs part of efforts to consolidate
\nthe recovery and restore macroeconomic
\nstability, Government has
\nbeen implementing a home grown
\nprogramme aimed at ensuring
\ngreater efficiency in public financial
\nadministration.
\nTo give further impetus to this
\nprogramme and to ensure policy
\ncertainty, Government entered
\ninto an Extended Credit Facility
\nProgramme with the International
\nMonetary Fund under which the
\ncountry is benefiting from Balance
\nof Payment support to the tune of
\nUS$918 million. Nearly all critical
\nbenchmarks were met after the
\nprogramme was reviewed.
\nINDICATOR 2014 (% of GDP) 2015(% of GDP)
\nFirst quarter growth -3.8% 4.7 %
\nAgric Sector growth -8.0% 7.4%
\nIndustrial Sector growth -1.8% 0.9%
\nService Sector -5.5% 4.7%
\nrefinancing of the 2007 Eurobond.
\nThe 15 years tenure 2015 Eurobond
\nwas also oversubscribed.
\n\u2022 The 2014 syndicated loan for
\ncocoa purchases yielded US$1.7
\nbillion.
\n\u2022 In 2015, the syndicated loan for
\ncocoa purchases yielded US$1.8
\nbillion.
\n\u2022 Ghana signed a US$7 billion
\nagreement for the development of
\nthe Sankofa field. This is the single
\nlargest investment made in the
\npetroleum sector.
\nThis year, the World Bank made
\navailable an amount of US$700
\nmillion in guarantees for Ghana\u2019s
\nSankofa Gas Project.
\nTable 9: A camparison of first quarter 2014 and 2015 indices
\nThe Sankofa Gas project
\nis a good example of how
\nAfrica can address its
\ninfrastructure challenges
\nand lay the foundation for
\nsustained economic growth
\nby providing affordable
\nand relaible power to its
\npopulation.
\nMakhtar Diop
\nVice President, World Bank.July, 2015
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\nVice President Amissah-Arthur inspecting
\nprogress of work at Kotokuraba Market
\nKotokuraba Market under construction
\nTDC Shops and Offices Complex
\nat Community 2, Tema
\nThe complex of shops and offices is
\nexpected to provide about 13,200 net
\nrentable floor space including two
\nbanking halls when completed in 2016
\nAs part of efforts to provide decent environments
\nfor our market women and traders, Government
\nhas invested heavily in the construction of modern
\nmarkets.
\nOn 16th November 2015, President Mahama commissioned over 152
\nstalls at the Tamale Central market. Work is progressing on the new
\nKotokuraba Market in Cape Coast, Aboabo Market in Tamale and the
\nHo Central Market. Construction of the new Kumasi Central Market
\nhas begun.
\nUnder Public Private Partnership arrangements, work is about
\nto commence on the upgrading and modernisation of markets in
\nAccra namely Mallam, Mallam Atta, Salaga, Tuesday Market, Nima,
\nMakola and \u201cKwasia Dwaaso\u201d. For the convenience of the traders
\nand other users, particularly women, each market complex includes
\nfacilities such as day-care centres, banks, fire stations and storage.
\nPublic education and data collection of those currently at the markets
\nhave been done and traders have been assured that they will not lose
\ntheir spaces in the market.
\nMarkets
\nArtist Impression of the ongoing Kumasi Central Market
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\nJob Creation
\n1. The following factories, either
\nowned in whole or in part by
\nGovernment have created the
\ncorresponding number of direct and
\nindirect jobs:
\n\u2022 Kumasi Shoe Factory(DIHOC) –
\n200
\n\u2022 Savannah Cement Factory, Buipe
\n– 2000
\n\u2022 Ghana National Gas Company,
\nAtuabo \u2013 265
\n2. The following programmes have
\nalso created the corresponding
\nnumber of jobs:
\n\u2022 The Youth in Agriculture
\nprogramme employed 23,000
\nyouth in 2013 bringing the total
\nnumber of young farmers in the
\nprogramme to 81,150
\n\u2022 Free Zone 16,372 between January
\n2013 and June 2015
\n\u2022 National Vocational Training
\nInstitute (NVTI), Integrated
\nCommunity Centres for Employable
\nSkills (ICCES) and Opportunities
\nIndustrialisation Centres (OIC) –
\n21,802
\n\u2022 Graduate Business Support
\nScheme run by the Ministry of
\nEmployment – 2,000
\n\u2022 The Department of Cooperatives
\nregistered a total of 1,757 Youth Cooperatives
\nin all 10 Regions with a
\ntotal of 34,657 jobs created
\n\u2022 The Rural Enterprise Project
\ncreated 21,045 jobs across the
\ncountry in between January 2013
\nand June 2015.
\n\u2022 National Board for Small Scale
\nIndustries (NBSSI) – 2,000
\n\u2022 GRATIS Foundation – 500
\nthrough the production and sale of
\nover 1,000 Agric implements
\nUnemployment continues to bedevil
\nmany economies in both developed
\nand developing countries. This
\nnotwithstanding the expansion of the
\nGhanaian economy continues to create
\njob opportunities in both the public and
\nprivate sectors. Available data from
\nSSNIT indicates that between 2009
\nand May 2015, a total of 364,665 new
\nworkers were registered by 19,032 new
\nprivate businesses. Through a mixture
\nof direct Government interventions and
\npartnerships with the private sector,
\nthousands of jobs are being created:
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\n3. The following projects scheduled
\nfor completion by 2016 will create
\nthe corresponding number of
\ndirect and indirect jobs.
\n\u2022 Business Process Outsourcing
\nCentre,near the Kwame Nkrumah
\nInterchange – 10,000
\n\u2022 The newly completed advance
\nbuilding at the proposed Tema ICT
\nPark – 500
\n\u2022Komenda Sugar factory – 7,300
\n\u2022 New Fish processing factory at
\nElmina- 2,500
\n\u2022 Tema Harbour Expansion – 3,000
\n\u2022 Takoradi Harbour Expansion –
\n3,000
\nMODULE 2015 RECRUITMENT
\nSANITATION 45,000
\nSECURITY SERVICES MODULE 5,000
\nCOMMUNITY TEACHING ASSISTANTS 10,000
\nPAID INTERNSHIP 5,000
\nHEALTH EXTENSION WORKERS 10,000
\nYOUTH IN AGRIC AND AGRI-BUSINESS 20,000
\nTRADES AND VOCATION 20,000
\nVACATION JOBS 5,000
\nTOTAL 120,000
\n4. Youth Entrepreneurial Agency
\n(YEA) is in the process of
\nemploying 120,000 young people
\nunder the following modules in
\naddition to the 45,000 currently
\nemployed under the Sanitation
\nModule.
\n5. The first batch of beneficiaries
\nof the Youth Enterprise Support
\n(YES) is receiving financial
\nassistance to establish and
\ngrow their own businesses after
\nintensive training and mentoring
\nin business management.
\n6. Since 2010 the Micro Finance
\nand Small Loan Centre (MASLOC)
\nhas advanced micro credit to
\n190,607 beneficiaries. They have
\nalso distributed 953 vehicles,
\n814 tricycles and 25 tractors to
\nindividuals involved in various
\nbusinesses.
\n7. Over 400,000 workers such
\nas masons, carpenters, welders,
\nsteel benders, electricians and
\nprofessionals including architects,
\nplumbers, labourers, painters,
\ninterior decorators, landscapers,
\ntilers,drivers, engineers, quantity
\nsurveyors, land surveyors are
\ncurrently employed at various
\nsites where direct Government
\ninvestments are resulting in
\nthe execution of projects such
\nas hospitals, roads, schools,
\nhousing units, markets, sport
\nstadium, water, energy and ICT
\ninfrastructure.
\nTable 10: Breakdown of modules under Youth Employment Agency
\nThe tourism sector has
\nwitnessed significant growth.
\nInternational tourist arrivals
\nrose from 1,093,000 in
\n2014 to 1,202,220 in 2015.
\nAssociated revenue increased
\nfrom US$2,066.5 billion
\nto US$ 2,275.2 billion,
\nrespectively. Direct and
\nindirect jobs created by
\nthe sector increased from
\n241,000 to 330,514 during
\nthe period.
\nThis compares with 672,400
\ntourist arrivals and revenue
\nof US$1.052 billion in 2008.
\nTo further stimulate growth
\nand development in the
\nsector:
\n1. An ultra-modern
\namusement park known as
\nthe Rattray Park has been
\ncompleted and opened to the
\npublic in Kumasi.
\n2. The Marine Drive Tourism
\nInvestment Plan (Accra
\nCentral) 2013-2023 has been
\ndeveloped.
\nIt seeks to plan and develop
\nthe entire parcel of land,
\nstretching from the Osu
\nKlottey Lagoon (behind the
\nChristiansborg Castle) to the
\nAccra Community Centre,
\ncovering an area of 215.7
\nacres.
\nProcurement processes have
\nbegun for the project.
\nTourism
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\nRattray Park, Kumasi
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\nGovernment through
\nthe MASLOC has
\nso far distributed
\nhundreds of tricycles
\nto young people
\nacross the country.
\nThe tricycles which have been
\nnick-named \u201cMahama Camboo\u201d
\nwere given to the youth to be
\nused as taxis to help create jobs
\nand reduce poverty.
\nThe Agriculture Sector
\ncontinues to grow
\nowing to considerable
\ninvestments and policy
\ninterventions.
\nGovernment has subsidised the provision of 680,879
\nmetric tonnes of fertilizer equivalent to GHC325.24
\nmillion for Ghanaian farmers since 2009. In 2013,
\nsubsidies on 166,807 metric tonnes were given to
\nfarmers as against 43,176 metric tonnes in 2008. This
\nhas moved fertilizer coverage from 8kg per hectare in
\n2008 to 12kg per hectare as of 2013.
\nThis year, Government is subsidizing 180,000 metric
\ntonnes of fertilizer and also distributing a variety of
\ncertified seeds.
\n\u2022 Government has made available GH\u00a2120 million
\nto the rice, poultry, shea, cashew and other agroprocessing
\nsub-sectors to boost production. Out of this,
\nthe rice production sub-sector alone received GH\u00a222
\nmillion.
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\nPresident Mahama visits a cocoa farm at Assin Senchiem
\nGraph showing local rice production between 2008 and 2014
\nAgriculture
\nAgric Mechanisation and
\nIrrigation
\n\u2022 Hundreds of tractors, harvesters
\nand other farm machinery have been
\ndistributed to farmers across the
\ncountry.
\n\u2022 The total number of Agricultural
\nMechanisation Services Centres has
\ngone up from 57 in 2009 to 89 in
\n2014. This has resulted in an increase
\nin the total area of farms, serviced by
\nthese mechanisation centres, from
\n47,880 hectares in 2009 to 74,760
\nhectares in 2014.
\n\u2022 New irrigation projects at Nobeko,
\nKaniago, Aponapon, Mosease,
\nAdiembra, Kokroko, Dodoekorpe
\nand Akurobi have been undertaken.
\nRehabilitation has also been carried
\nout on schemes at Okyereko, Tanoso,
\nSandema Koori, Dawhenya and
\nAkumadan. As a result the total area
\nof irrigated land has increased from
\n27,879 hectares in 2010 to 29,507.71
\nhectares in 2014.
\nThe total area of cropped land has
\nincreased from 3,762,044 hectares
\nin 2008 to 4,099,090 hectares in
\n2014. Total food crop production
\nhas also moved from 24,172,554
\nmetric tonnes in 2008 to 32,276,505
\nmetric tonnes in 2014. In the area
\nof rice cultivation, for example, local
\nproduction has more than doubled
\nsince 2008, rising from 301,900
\nmetric tonnes in 2008 to 604,041
\nmetric tonnes in 2014. These
\ninterventions have increased food
\nproduction hence ensuring food
\nsecurity.
\nFisheries and
\nAquaculture
\nGovernment continues to invest
\nsignificant resources towards
\ndeveloping the fisheries sector. The
\ninterventions in the sector includes
\nthe following:
\n\u2022 Work is nearing completion on a
\nnew 100 metric tonnes per day Fish
\nProcessing Factory at Elmina;
\n\u2022 Government has completed the
\nconstruction of modern cold-stores
\nat Prampram, Nyanyano, Shama,
\nSekondi-Takoradi, Half Assini and
\nKormantse;
\n\u2022 Government is facilitating the
\nacquisition and distribution of three
\nthousand (3,000) outboard motors for
\nfishermen following the distribution of
\n1,622 since 2010.
\nIn August 2015, President Mahama
\ncommenced the distribution of 1,000
\noutboard motors to fishers.
\n\u2022 Work is progressing on the fisheries
\ncollege at Anomabo.
\n\u2022 Government has installed tracking
\ndevises on all industrial trawlers and
\ntuna vessels to control illegal fishing
\n\u2022Government is distributing fish
\nfinders to local fishermen.
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\nPresident Mahama presenting fish processing
\nmaterials to fishmongers
\nVice President Amissah Arthur laying the
\nfoundation stone for Fisheries College at
\nAnomabo
\n350
\n400
\n300
\n2008
\n187.3
\n218.5
\n200.9
\n391.2
\n319.8
\n392.3
\n215.2
\n2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014*
\n200
\n250
\n150
\n100
\n50
\n0
\nUS$ MILLION METRIC TONNES
\nRICE IMPORTS
\nLOCAL RICE PRODUCTION (Mt)
\nRice imports since
\nLocal rice production between 2008 and 2014
\nCEREALS
\nMaize
\nROOTS AND TUBERS
\nCassava
\nYam
\nPlantain
\nLEGUMES
\nGroundnuts
\nCowpea
\nSoybean
\nLIVESTOCK(population)
\nCattle
\nSheep
\nGoats
\nPigs
\nPoultry
\n2008
\n1,470,076
\n11,351,095
\n4,894,848
\n3,337,690
\n470,099
\n179,681
\n74,794
\n1,422,000
\n3,529,000
\n4,405,000
\n506,000
\n39,816,000
\n2014
\n1,761,834
\n6,523,661
\n7,118,890
\n3,785,891
\n426,281
\n201,146
\n141,469
\n1,657,000
\n4,335,000
\n6,044,000
\n682,000
\n68,511,000
\nTable 11: Production levels of major food crops and livestock in Ghana (metric tonnes)
\nThe increase in livestock production has led to a corresponding increase in domestic meat production.
\nWhereas 100,935 metric tonnes of meat was produced domestically in 2008, in 2014 143,603 metric tonnes
\nof meat was produced domestically.
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\nOutboard motors presented to fishermen
\nPresident Mahama presenting outboard
\nmotors to fishers
\nSekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly cold store
\nKormantse cold store
\nNyanyanor cold store
\nPrampram cold store
\nCocoa
\nThe cocoa industry continues to play a
\npivotal role in our economy.
\nIn 2014, Government increased
\nproducer price of cocoa by 62.74%,
\ni.e. from GH\u00a23,392.00 per tonne to
\nGH\u00a25,520.00 per tonne. In 2015 it
\nwas further increased to GH\u00a26,800.00
\n(GH\u00a2425.00 per bag).
\nThe Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD)
\nis continuing the free fertilizer
\napplication (Hi-tech) programme
\nfor cocoa farms. In the 2014\/15 crop
\nseason, COCOBOD distributed 50
\nmillion improved cocoa seedlings free
\nof charge to farmers to replace aged
\nand dying trees.
\nThis intervention created jobs for four
\nthousand (4,000) youth in 87 cocoa
\ngrowing communities who planted
\nand nursed the seedlings.
\nIn the 2015\/16 cocoa season, 60
\nmillion additional seedlings will be
\ndistributed. Similarly, this will create
\njobs for 4,800 youth.
\nIn August 2015, Government fully
\nredeemed its obligation under the
\nUS$1.7 billion syndicated loan for the
\n2014\/15 crop season.
\nCOCOBOD has secured US$1.8 billion
\nat an interest rate of 1.1905% for the
\n2015\/16 crop season. Part of this will
\nbe invested in the next phase of the
\nongoing Cocoa Roads Improvement
\nProgramme.
\nOver the next five years COCOBOD
\nwill invest GH\u00a23 billion in the massive
\nconstruction of roads across the cocoa
\ngrowing regions. Investments in school
\ninfrastructure and scholarships for
\nneedy students in cocoa growing areas
\nwill also continue.
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\n\u201cGood governance, transparency and the fight against
\ncorruption form an integral part of the Agenda for
\nTransformation. The country\u2019s progress in this area
\nhas been commendable. Ghana ranks high in all major
\ngovernance indicators, human rights, transparency
\nand rule of law assessments. We have a vibrant civil
\nsociety and media, which operate in a very free and open
\nenvironment\u201d.
\nPresident John Dramani Mahama
\nState of the Nation Address, 2015
\nTRANSPARENT
\nAND
\nACCOUNTABLE
\nGOVERNANCE
\nGood governance, transparency and
\naccountability are major planks on which
\nPresident Mahama\u2019s agenda for transformation
\nhinges. Under his leadership, Ghana continues
\nto perform impressively in global rankings in
\nall major governance indicators – human rights,
\ntransparency and rule of law. Government
\ncontinues to create scope for the strengthening
\nof state institutions, Civil Society Organisation
\nand the media, which operates in a very free
\nand open environment.
\nParliament
\nAs part of efforts to strengthen
\nParliament to carry out its mandate,
\nGovernment has completed work on
\nthe Job 600 project. This project has
\nmade offices available to members of
\nParliament to enable them function
\neffectively.
\nThe chamber of Parliament has been
\nreconfigured and equipped with modern
\ncommunication gadgets to adequately
\naccommodate all 275 Members of
\nParliament for the efficient and effective
\ndischarge of their legislative functions.
\nParliament is benefitting from the
\ne-Transform project being undertaken
\nby Government. The e-Parliament
\ncomponent of the project will allow near
\npaperless flow of information and also
\nenhance the operations and activities
\nof Parliament to improve upon citizen\u2019s
\nparticipation in governance.
\nJudiciary
\nGovernment has financed the
\nconstruction of a modern multiple
\ncourt complex in Accra to provide the
\nJudiciary with a conducive environment
\nfor the administration of justice.
\nGovernment is injecting US$5million
\ninto the e-Justice project. Already three
\nvideo-conferencing and telepresence
\nequipment to enable the Judicial Service
\nconduct face-to-face interaction with
\njudges in Accra, Kumasi and Takoradi
\nhave been provided. It also allows
\nremote participation in meetings both
\nlocally and overseas.
\nLegislative Reforms
\nGovernment has rolled out a
\ncomprehensive legislative agenda aimed
\nat plugging gaps in existing laws as
\nwell as introducing new laws to meet
\ncontemporary and future challenges.
\nA raft of legislative instruments, laws,
\nconstitutional instruments and other
\nlegislations have been prepared and put
\nbefore Parliament for approval.
\nMany have been passed into laws while
\nothers are awaiting passage. Some too
\nare still under preparation.
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\nSpeaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Edward Doe Adjaho welcoming the
\nPresident to Parliament (February 2015)
\nSUBSTANTIVE LAWS YEAR OF PASSAGE PURPOSE
\nHealth Professionals Regulatory
\nAuthority Act (Act 857)
\n2013 Established the Allied Health Profession
\nCouncil, Nursing and Midwifery Council,
\nPsychology Council etc. It regulates the
\nconduct and activities of various health
\nprofessionals in Ghana.
\nInternal Revenue Amendment Act
\n(Act 859)
\n2013 Amended the annual income tax
\nthreshold and offered reliefs to certain
\ncategory of tax payers
\nGhana Investment Promotion Centre
\nAct(Act 865)
\n2013 Repealed Act 478 of 1994 in order to
\ngive renewed impetus to the work
\nof the GIPC for the creation of an
\nattractive incentive system, transparent,
\npredictable and facilitating environment
\nfor investments in Ghana.
\nExport Trade, Agricultural and Industrial
\nDevelopment Fund (EDAIF) Act, (Act 872)
\n2013 Established a fund to provide financial
\nresources for export trade, agricultural
\nand industrial development
\nAnti-Money Laundering(Amendment)
\nAct(Act 874)
\n2014 Repealed Act 749 to expand the scope
\nof actions that can be taken under the
\nAct. Included in this Act are provisions
\non the preservation of funds, other
\nassets and instrumentalities of crime
\nbeing the duty of an accountable institution
\nAnti-Terrorism(Amendment)
\nAct (Act 875)
\n2014 Amended Act 762 to clarify the power of
\nthe High Court to order the funds and
\nother assets of a terrorist, financiers of
\nterrorism or a terrorist organisation to
\nbe frozen.
\nTrademarks (Amendment) Act, Act (876) 2014 Amended Act 664 to reconcile
\nrenewal periods for the registration
\nof trademarks and to provide for the
\ninternational registration of trademarks.
\nIt further makes provision for powers to
\nmake Regulations to give effect to the
\nprovisions of the Madrid Protocol
\nGhana Infrastructure Investment Fund
\nAct(Act 877)
\n2014 Established an independent fund wholly
\nowned by the Republic of Ghana to mobilise,
\nmanage, coordinate and provide
\nfinancial resources for investment in
\na diversified portfolio of infrastructure
\nprojects in Ghana for national development
\nTable 12. Legislation passed between 2013 and 2015
\nFisheries (Amendment) Act,(Act 880) 2014 Amended the Fisheries Act (Act 625) to
\ngive effect to international conservation
\nand management obligations, to
\nempower the Minister to make Regulations
\nto combat illegal, unreported and
\nunregulated fishing in accordance with
\ninternational obligations of Ghana.
\nNational Pensions (Amendment )
\nAct,(Act 883)
\n2014 Amended Act 766 to reduce the age
\nfrom 55 years to 50 years for exemption
\nfrom the first-tier scheme; and
\nto provide for payment of benefit to
\nnon-Ghanaian members of the pension
\nscheme
\nYouth Employment Agency Act, (Act 887) 2015 Established the Youth Employment
\nAgency for the purpose of the development,
\ncoordination, supervision and
\nthe facilitation of employment for the
\nyouth. The Act seeks to set standards
\nand procedures for the employment
\nand career development of the youth in
\nthe country.
\nLEGISLATIVE INSTRUMENTS
\nFerrous Scrap Metals (Prohibition of
\nexport) Regulations (L.I.2201)
\n2013 The regulations seek to prohibit the
\nexport of ferrous scrap metal and further
\nprovide for a Ferrous Scrap Metal
\nMonitoring Committee charged with
\nthe responsibility of implementing and
\nenforcing the regulations.
\nInternal Revenue (Amendment)
\nRegulations(L.I.2202)
\n2013 Amended the Internal Revenue
\nRegulations of 2000
\nPetroleum (Local Content and Local
\nParticipation) Regulations(L.I.2204)
\n2013 The regulations seek to promote
\nand maximise value addition and
\njob creation through the use of
\nlocal expertise, goods and services,
\nbusinesses and financing in the
\npetroleum industry value chain (so
\nfar over half a billion Ghana Cedis has
\naccrued to Ghanaian businesses).
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\nPostal and Courier Services
\nRegulations(L.I.2205)
\n2013 The regulations provide for the
\nimplementation of international
\nconventions or regional agreements
\nto which the Republic of Ghana is a
\nsignatory, in respect of international
\npostal services. It deals with registration
\nand licensing for the operation of a
\npostal service, universal postal services
\nand the obligations of the universal
\nservice provider.
\nLegal Services Regulations(L.I.2210) 2014 Provides the terms and conditions
\nof service of staff of the legal service,
\nmisconduct, disciplinary measures and
\nprocedures, petitions, the scheme of
\nservices and guidelines.
\nIncorporated Private Partnership (Prescribed
\nForms) Instrument. (L.I.2213)
\n2014 Provides for the implementation of
\nprovisions of Act 152
\nFisheries(Amendment) Regulations 2015 Provides for the registration of fishing
\nvessels as Ghanaian fishing vessels,
\nstatutory declarations regarding the
\nillegal, unreported and unregulated
\nfishing history of fishing vessels, records
\nof fishing vessels outside Ghana and
\nverification of catch landing to combat
\nillegal, unreported and unregulated
\nfishing.
\nOther important pieces of
\nlegislation awaiting passage by
\nParliament include the Public
\nOfficers Code of Conduct Bill and
\nthe Right to Information Bill.
\nThe Broadcasting Bill will soon
\nbe put before Parliament after the
\nconclusion of ongoing stakeholder
\nconsultations.
\nInstitutional
\nstrengthening
\nVarious state institutions have
\nbeen strengthened to intensify the
\nfight against corruption in order to
\nsafeguard the public purse.
\nThe Sole Commissioner on
\njudgment debts has presented his
\nreport. Far-reaching reforms are
\nbeing carried out to stem the tide
\nof judgment debts. Already positive
\nresults are being recorded in this
\neffort as the Attorney General\u2019s
\noffice has, through greater vigilance
\nand careful scrutiny, prevented
\nthe payment of huge judgment
\ndebts or substantially lessened the
\nstate\u2019s obligation in some cases. The
\nfollowing examples highlight the
\ngains made so far:
\n1. Sweater & Socks V. The
\nAttorney General
\nThe State has avoided payment of
\nUS$28.9 million dollars by setting
\naside the order for payment made
\nby the High Court against the state.
\n2. Angmorte V. Attorney General
\nThe High Court awarded a sum
\nof approximately GH\u00a299 million
\nagainst the State. Dissatisfied with
\nthe judgment the State appealed.
\nThe Court of Appeal agreed with the
\nState and set aside the judgment of
\nthe High Court. The result is that
\nthe State avoided payment of about
\nGH\u00a2 99 million to the plaintiffs by
\npursuing and winning the appeal.
\n3.China Jinlin International
\nEconomic and Technical
\nCorporation (CJIETC) Per
\nS.A. Danquah, Director V. The
\nAttorney General, Ministry of
\nRoad and Transport.
\nCJIETC sued the State for damages
\nfor breach of contract and other
\nreliefs. Judgment was given
\nagainst the state. Subsequently, in
\nNovember 2014, CJITEC\u2019s Solicitors
\nserved the state with an entry
\nof judgment claiming a colossal
\nsum of GHC352, 623, 144.40 and
\nUSD1,006,093.00 as being the sum
\nthey were entitled to by the terms of
\nthe judgment.
\nThe state appealed and applied
\nfor stay of execution. The High
\nCourt stayed execution and
\nlimited payment to less than
\nGHC100,000.00.
\n4. Polmot Holding S.A V. Ministry
\nof Youth and Sports
\nThe Plaintiff, a Turkish company
\nsued the state for breach of contract
\nand damages totaling about US$27
\nmillion. The state successfully
\ndefended this action and avoided
\npayment of this sum.
\n5. AMI Africa Exploration V. The
\nAttorney General
\nA claim for damages in excess of
\nUS$1,000,000 against the state
\nwas filed by a Canadian mining
\ncompany for compensation for
\nexpropriation. The case was
\ndismissed after a rigorous defence
\nby the state.
\n6 Dunkwa Goldfields V.
\nGovernment of Ghana.
\nDunkwa Goldfields instituted
\narbitration proceedings against
\nthe Government of Ghana
\nclaiming damages for breach
\nof contract in the sum US$200
\nmillion. Government successfully
\ndefended this case. The entire
\nclaim for damages was dismissed.
\nGovernement was awarded about
\nUS$4 million in legal costs and
\nother expenses
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\nReconfigured chamber of Parliment
\n7 .Rona Construction V. Ehwia
\nWood Products Ltd & Attorney
\nGeneral
\nThe State succeeded in staying
\nthe execution of judgment for the
\npayment of GH\u00a23.5 million to
\nRona Construction in the Rona
\nConstruction V Ehwia Sawmill Ltd
\nand the Attorney General case in the
\nHigh Court. A fresh suit has been
\nfiled in the High Court to set aside
\nthe entire judgement on grounds of
\nfraud.
\n8. Rebecca Van Dyck (Substituted
\nBy Charles Van Dyck) V. The IGP
\nAnd Attorney General
\nJudgment was given against the
\nState in this case. An entry of
\njudgment in the sum of GH\u00a23.4
\nmillion was served on the state.
\nThe state set aside the entry of
\njudgment, which was computed
\nbased on compound interest
\nand revised downwards to under
\nGH\u00a2946,891.00
\n9. The ARA Libertad: Argentina
\nV. The Republic Of Ghana
\nThe state successfully and
\npeacefully settled an international
\narbitration with Argentina over
\nthe seized Argentine warship, ARA
\nLibertad, and avoided a major
\ndiplomatic issue. No compensation
\nor judgment debt was paid to
\nArgentina.
\n10. Balkan Energy V. The
\nRepublic of Ghana
\nBalkan instituted proceedings
\nbefore the Permanent Court of
\nArbitration against the Republic
\nof Ghana for sums in excess of
\nUS$200 million for damages and
\nother related reliefs. The action was
\ndefended by the state. An award of
\napproximately US$12 million was
\nmade for work done by Balkan.
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\nCompleted multi-purpose office
\ncomplex (Job 600) for Parliament
\nTelepresence Facility for Judiciary
\n11. Tjgem LLC V. The
\nRepublic of Ghana, The
\nAccra Metropolitan
\nAuthority And 8 other
\nDefendants
\nTJGEM LLC filed a case
\nagainst the Republic
\nof Ghana, The Accra
\nMetropolitan Assembly, Dr.
\nKwabena Duffuor, Alfred
\nVanderpuje, Conti Group
\nand 6 other Defendants in
\nthe United States District
\nCourt for the District
\nof Columbia claiming
\ndamages etc in excess of
\nUS$425 million.
\nThe case was defended
\nand the District Court
\nof Columbia dismissed
\nTJGEM\u2019s claims. An
\napplication for review
\nbefore the same court was
\ndismissed by the court.
\nA subsequent appeal by
\nTJGEM before the Appeals
\nCourt has also been
\ndismissed.
\nThe National Anti-
\nCorruption Action Plan
\n(NACAP)
\nParliament in July 2014
\nadopted the National Anticorruption
\nAction Plan. It
\nis the national blueprint for
\nfighting corruption over the
\nnext 10 years.
\nIn December 2014,
\nPresident Mahama
\nestablished a High Level
\nImplementation Committee
\nto be responsible for the
\nimplementation of the
\nNACAP.
\nPayroll Reforms &
\nGhana Integrated
\nFinancial Management
\nand Information System
\n(GIFMIS)
\nGovernment has launched
\nan aggressive battle against
\npayroll fraud and the longstanding
\nphenomenon of
\nghost names as a way of
\npreventing the siphoning of
\nmillions of Ghana cedis of
\nthe tax payer\u2019s money into
\nprivate pockets.
\nThrough a combination of
\nreforms in public financial
\nmanagement and the
\ndeployment of technology,
\na more robust system
\nhas been put in place to
\nguarantee the integrity of
\nthe public payroll. Such
\nmeasures as periodic
\nheadcounts, biometric
\nidentification, and the
\nintroduction of the Human
\nResource Management
\nand Information System
\n(HRMIS) are yielding the
\nexpected results.
\nFurthermore, President
\nMahama ordered
\ninvestigations into the
\nactivities of the National
\nService Scheme which led
\nto the discovery of massive
\npayroll fraud.
\nThe investigations have
\nled to dismissals and
\nprosecution of over 130
\nculprits and the retrieval of
\nabout GH\u00a240 million.
\nProsecutions and retrieval
\nof monies are also ongoing
\nin other cases of alleged
\ncorruption to avert
\nrecurrence.
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\nThe Law Courts Complex for the Judiciary
\nAs immediate past Chair of the
\nAuthority of Heads of State
\nand Government of Economic
\nCommunity of West African States
\n(ECOWAS), President Mahama
\nprovided sub-regional leadership in
\nthe areas of regional and economic
\nintegration, peace and security,
\ndemocracy and the fight against the
\nEbola virus disease.
\nParticularly, President Mahama
\nled efforts at the global level to end
\nthe spell of international isolation
\nsuffered by Guinea, Liberia and
\nSierra Leone who were ravaged
\nby the outbreak of the Ebola virus
\ndisease in 2014.
\nHis exemplary courage and
\ncommittment to the fight against
\nEbola resulted in Ghana hosting
\nthe coordination centre for the
\nUnited Nations Mission on Ebola
\nEmergency Response (UNMEER),
\nwhich halted and reversed the
\nepidemic.
\nPresident Mahama also played an
\ninstrumental role in restoring peace
\nand stability to Mali, Burkina Faso,
\nGuinea Bissau and other trouble
\nspots in the sub-region. He led
\nefforts to mobilise international
\nsupport for the response to the
\nscourge of Boko Haram.
\nUnder his leadership, the Common
\nExternal Tariff for the ECOWAS
\nregion was finalised – an important
\nstep in the establishment of a
\nCustoms Union, which will soon be
\nimplemented.
\nThe President continued with
\nGhana\u2019s policy of non-alignment,
\nconstructive engagement and
\neconomic diplomacy. On the basis
\nof this policy, he engaged many
\nprominent world leaders and
\ninfluential personalities at various
\ninternational fora and meetings
\nwith a view to pursuing mutually
\nbeneficial partnerships.
\nForeign Relations
\nPresident Mahama
\naddressing the 69th
\nSession of the United
\nNations General Assembly
\nRecently the US and Cuba
\nhave taken significant steps to
\nnormalise relations between
\ntheir two countries. This is an
\nimportant first step towards
\ndiscarding the relics of the
\ncold war represented by the
\neconomic blockade of Cuba.
\nI am also encouraged by the
\nhistoric agreement between
\nthe US and Partners on one
\nhand and Iran on the other
\nto curtail the development
\nof nuclear weapons and
\nencourage the peaceful use of
\nnuclear technology. This gives
\nme hope, that with dedication
\nand focus we can also resolve
\nthe seeming intractable issue
\nof Palestine. Ghana supports
\na two state solution to the
\nconflict.
\nPresident John Dramani Mahama
\nSeptember 2015, United Nations
\nGeneral Assembly
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\nL – R: President Obama, President
\nMahama, Mrs. Lordina Mahama and Mrs.
\nMichelle Obama.
\nPresident Mahama exchanging
\npleasantries with HRM Queen Elizabeth II President Mahama and Pope Francis
\nPresident Mahama and Dr. Angela Merkel,
\nChancellor of Germany
\nPresident Mahama and President
\nMuhammadu Buhari (GCFR) of Nigeria
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\nPresident Mahama and
\nMr. Matteo Renzi, Prime Minister of Italy
\nPresident Mahama with UN Secretary
\nGeneral, Mr. Ban Ki Moon
\nPresident Mahama and
\nPresident Faure Gnassingbe of Togo
\nPresident Mahama and
\nPresident Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya
\nPresident Mahama with Shinzo Abe,
\nPrime Minister of Japan
\nPresident John Mahama and President Seretse
\nKhama Ian Khama witnessing a signing
\nceremony during a state visit to Botswana
\nPresident John Dramani Mahama and
\nPresident Alassane Dramane Ouattara
\nof La Cote D\u2019Ivore
\nPresident Mahama and
\nPresident Francois Hollande of France
\nPresident Mahama and
\nPresident Thomas Boni Yayi of Benin
\nNew office
\ncomplex of the
\nMinistry of
\nForeign Affairs
\nand Regional
\nIntegration
\nA state-of-the-art office
\ncomplex has been built for
\nthe Ministry of Foreign
\nAffairs and Regional
\nIntegration. This replaces the
\nold office building which was
\nrazed by an inferno in 2009.
\nLocated on the historicallysignificant
\nInternational
\nStudents Hostel land, the
\nproject was made possible
\nafter the decisive reversal of
\nthe irregular sale of the land.
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\nDecentralisation,
\nLocal Governance and
\nSanitation
\nGhana has made significant
\nprogress towards achieving full
\ndecentralisation. In 2014, internally
\ngenerated funds of Metropolitan,
\nMunicipal and District Assemblies
\n(MMDAs) increased as a result of
\nthe different programmes in place to
\nachieve full fiscal decentralisation.
\nIn order to address our sanitation
\nchallenges, a comprehensive
\nenvironmental sanitation
\nprogramme, which has three
\ncomponents\u2013 National Sanitation
\nDay, Composting and Recycling
\nand Waste Separation has been
\nlaunched. So far, a number of
\nsuccessful National Sanitation Days,
\naimed at mobilising citizens to
\nclean the environment, have been
\nmarked.
\nIn order to facilitate effective waste
\nmanagement, Government has
\nprocured heavy duty equipment
\nnot only for the purpose of clearing
\nhuge garbage heaps but also for
\ndesilting major drains to avoid
\nflooding and its related disasters.
\nThe equipment are also used for
\nroad repairs and maintenance in the
\ncommunities. They include:
\n\u2022 20 pay loaders
\n\u2022 20 tipper trucks
\n\u2022 60 graders
\n\u2022 10 excavators
\n\u2022 5 bulldozers and
\n\u2022 Service vans for maintenance of
\nthe equipment.
\nThe Accra Metropolitan Assembly
\nhas also commissioned a newlyconstructed
\nliquid waste treatment
\nplant at Legon in Accra to ensure
\nenvironmentally friendly liquid
\nwaste management.
\nCurrently, the National Service
\nScheme is supporting the Ministry
\nof Local Government and Rural
\nDevelopment with the deployment
\nof trained national service personnel
\nwho gather data on household
\ndisposal to serve as a basis for the
\ndistribution of waste bins.
\nStreet Naming and
\nProperty Addressing
\nSystem
\nThe first phase of the Street
\nNaming and Property Address
\nSystem (SNAPS) project has been
\ncompleted. Many streets in our
\ncommunities around the country
\nhave been clearly named to make
\nidentification and direction to
\nand from these streets easy for
\nthe citizenry. It will also facilitate
\naccess to credit and boost business
\nactivities in the country.
\nLand Administration
\nThe Lands Commission has opened
\nautomated customer service centres
\nin Accra, Koforidua, Bolgatanga,
\nSekondi and Tamale to cut down
\non physical human involvement
\nand its associated difficulties in
\nthe land registry system. Among
\nothers, this automation is intended
\nto speed up land registration, offer
\nrelief to prospective clients as well
\nas eliminate unapproved fees and
\ncharges.
\nThe Land Administration Project
\n(LAP 2) is also ongoing with
\ntwo ultra modern offices under
\nconstruction in Accra and Kumasi.
\nIn the mining sector, we have
\namended the Small Scale
\nMining Act to give the Minerals
\nCommission power to confiscate
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\nLegon Liquid Waste Treatment Plant
\nHeavy Duty Equipment for Local
\nGovernment Street Naming
\nequipment used in illegal mining.
\nThis is expected to fight illegal
\nmining and protect land and water
\nbodies.
\nThrough the Forestry Commission,
\nwe are also investing US$50 million
\nfor the enrichment of Ghana\u2019s forest
\ncover, with special emphasis in
\ncocoa-growing areas.
\nSecurity
\nAs Commander-in-Chief of the
\nGhana Armed Forces, President
\nMahama has, since assuming
\noffice, intensified efforts towards
\npositioning the country\u2019s security
\nagencies to adequately respond to
\ncontemporary security challenges.
\nThis has been done through the
\nbiggest retooling of the security
\nagencies in recent Ghanaian history.
\nBelow are highlights of some of
\nthe interventions Government has
\nmade to equip the security agencies:
\nPolice
\n\u2022 The numerical strength of the
\nPolice Service has improved from
\n23,204 in 2012 to 32,117 in 2014
\nresulting in a current Police –
\nPopulation Ratio (PPR) of 1:724 as
\nagainst 1:1,100 in 2010. This has
\nbrought Ghana closer to the United
\nNations benchmark of 1:500 (PPR).
\n\u2022 This has also led to an increase
\nin Police visibility and accessibility,
\nwhich is key in crime detection,
\nprevention and control.
\nAvailable statisitcs show that
\nbetween 2013 and 2014 the crime
\nrate dropped by over 5,000.
\n\u2022 For the first time in Ghana\u2019s
\nhistory, a Marine Police Unit has
\nbeen set up and equipped with
\nmodern speed boats to police the
\ncountry\u2019s territorial waters.
\n\u2022 A total of 1,424 vehicles have
\nbeen procured for the Ghana Police
\nService by Government in the last
\nfive years.
\nOut of this, 1,089 high performance
\nvehicles were procured between
\n2012 to date. This is against 547
\nthat were bought between 2001 and
\n2008. Also 14 maverick vehicles
\nhave been delivered to enhance the
\nwork of the police.
\n\u2022 Apart from the above, logistics
\nsuch as bullet proof vests, riot
\ncontrol gear and modern mobile
\nclinic vans have been procured for
\nthe police. This retooling has made
\nit possible for improved police
\nvisibility at high traffic areas, major
\nintersections and communities.
\nFire Service
\n\u2022 The Ghana National Fire Service
\n(GNFS) took delivery of 126 new
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\nNew Fire Tenders for Ghana Fire Service High performance vehicles for Ghana Police Service
\nNew Fire Tenders for Ghana Fire Service Riot Control vehicles for Ghana Police Service
\nSpeed boats for Police Marine Unit
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\nfirefighting vehicles in 2012.
\nIn 2014, an additional 80
\nfire tenders were procured
\nbringing to 206 the number
\nof new firefighting vehicles
\nprocured by Government. The
\nlargest of these can carry up
\nto 3,000 gallons of water and
\n3,000 gallons of fire retarding
\nfoam.
\nThis represents a vast
\nimprovement over the 95
\nfirefighting vehicles that were
\nprocured for them between
\n2001 and 2008, a situation
\nthat adversely affected their
\nability to effectively respond to
\nfire outbreaks in the country.
\nGhana Armed Forces
\nThe Army, Navy and Airforce
\nhave all benefited from a
\ncomprehensive retooling
\nprogramme. Government has
\nprocured a fleet of modern
\naircraft and accessories to
\nenable the Airforce to better
\nperform their functions of
\nprotecting the country\u2019s
\nairspace. Included is a package
\nfor training of pilots and both
\nground and Air crew.
\nGovernment has also procured
\nmore equipment for the Army
\nto enhance their operations
\nin a number of peace keeping
\ntheatres.
\nGovernment is finalising
\narrangements to procure
\nadditional modern ships
\nto boost the capacity of
\nthe Navy to defend the
\ncountry\u2019s marine and coastal
\nresources.
\nGhana Immigration
\nService (GIS)
\n\u2022 The operations of the
\nBorder Patrol Unit (BPU)
\nof GIS have been enhanced
\nby the installation of border
\nsurveillance systems at
\n15 out of 17 strategically
\nselected border control
\npoints throughout the
\ncountry.
\n\u2022 Work on the Gonokrom,
\nMenuso and Dadieso border
\nposts are progressing
\nsteadily.
\n\u2022The e-Immigration project
\nis being implemented
\nto enhance the work of
\nthe Ghana Immigration
\nService and also to reduce
\nprocessing time for persons
\ntravelling through our ports
\nof entry
\n\u2022 The Immigration
\nService Bill is also before
\nParliament.
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\nArmoured vehicles for the Ghana Army
\nArmoured vehicles for the Ghana Army
\nNew hangar for the Ghana Airforce Helicopters for the Ghana Airforce
\nASHAIMAN
\nAMA
\n6-unit classroom block
\nDansoman Highway
\nOngoing work at ASHMA cluster of schools
\nFrafraha Community Clinic
\nDansoman School Complex
\nRehabilitation of Ashaiman No.1&2 Sch
\nRehabilitation of Rowi Road
\nLegon Liquid Waste Treatment Plant
\nADENTAN
\nGREATER ACCRA REGION
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\nDISTRICT
\nPROJECTS
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\nGA WEST
\nNINGO-PRAMPRAM
\nLEKMA
\nJohn Armah ICT Centre Kwabenya
\n2-storey girls dormitory for O\u2019reilly SHS
\nClassroom block
\nPapao School
\nHealth Centre at Katamanso
\nConstruction of Coco-Beach Road, Nungua
\nCHPS Compound at Kofikope, Afienya
\nTaifa Polyclinic
\nOkishibri-Apollonia-Oyibi Road
\nLEKMA Court
\nNingo-Prampram Police Station
\nKPONE-KATAMANSO
\nCommunity Information Centre at Oyibi Market stores
\nADA
\nGA SOUTH
\nTMA
\nSHAI-OSUDOKU
\n2-unit classroom KG block
\n12-unit school block at Weija Methodist
\n3-unit classroom block
\nICT Centre at Amanfrom
\nCHPS compound at Dodi Asantekrom
\n49m foot bridge linking Old & New Weija
\nCHPS compound
\n120 bed capacity District Hospital at Dodowa
\nMorgue at Tema General Hospital
\n3-storey dormitory blocks for Ghanata SHS Bailey bridge at Abuveikpong Community
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\nCHPS Compound New classroom block
\nAGONA WEST
\nAGONA EAST
\nAkokoasa Basic School
\nCommunity Centre at Agona Nyakrom
\nNinta CHPS Compound
\n4-unit classroom block at Edukrom
\nNsaba Community Centre
\nRehabilitation of Clinic & staff quarters at Nkum
\nABURA-ASEBU-KWAMANKESE
\n6 -unit classroom block at Moree
\nCENTRAL REGION
\nEWUTU SENYA
\nKEEA
\nGOMOA WEST
\nEKUMFI
\nSchool building Community ICT Project Municipal Education Directorate
\nPolice Station at Essuehyia Essarkyir Water Project Renovated Health centre at Essuehyia
\nGomoa Abonko Clinic Gomoa Mankessim ICT centre Gomoa Dawurampong 18-unit classroom
\nElmina Urban Health Centre Fish Processing Plant New JHS Block
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\nGES office complex at Assin Foso
\nAJUMAKU-ENYAN-ESIAM
\nASSIN SOUTH CENTRAL
\nASSIN NORTH
\n3-unit classroom block at Assin Camp
\nAbaasa Technical SHS 6-unit classroom block at Abonwinmu
\nSmall town water project at
\nAndoe Kyinso Besease (2)
\nEnyan Denkyira SHS Girls domitory
\nAbaasa Town Road Abonwinmu 6-unit classroom block Ajumako District Hospital, Ajumako
\nUpgrading of post office junction-Habitat road
\nNsuaem Kyekyewere capital roads CHPS Compound at Manbete
\n3-unit classroom block
\nMFANTSEMAN
\nUPPER DENKYIRA WEST
\n2-unit KG block at Kakyerenansa
\ne-CIC at Twifo Praso Fire Station at Twifo Praso
\n3-unit classroom block – Agona Port
\nTWIFO ATTI MORKWA
\n6-unit classroom block at Abodwese
\nAbeadze State Colle\u2260ge Classroom block for Midwifery school
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\nCHPS Compound at Anwona CHPS compound at Anomabo
\nAMANSIE CENTRAL
\nADANSI SOUTH
\nConstruction of Wuruyie Junction
\nto Kotwea Road
\n6 -unit classroom block
\nICT Centre at New Edubiase
\nHealth centre at Tweapease
\nConstructuon of 6-unit classrom block at Aworoso
\nPublic health and family planning block
\nADANSI NORTH
\nBodwesango DA JHS & Library
\nASHANTI REGION
\nHealth centre at Asuboa
\nAMANSIE WEST
\nASOKORE MAMPONG
\nASANTE AKIM SOUTH
\n3-unit classroom block at Atiemo DA JHS
\nSchool block at Agyareago Nurses transit quarters at Konongo \u201cLowcost\u201d
\nMapong Parkoso road
\nASANTE AKIM CENTRAL
\nCompleted library project at Dwease
\nMaternity and RCH block at Manso Nkwanta 6-unit classroom block at Kensere 6-unit classroom block at Manso Aponpon
\nCHPS compound at Banso
\nICT centre at Adukrom Magistrate Court
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\nBOSOME FREHO
\nMAMPONG
\nKWABRE EAST
\nKMA
\nDistrict Education Office at Asiwa 3-unit classroom block for Nsuem D\/A Sch. 6-unit classroom block Presso SDA School
\nTeacher Training Resource Centre
\nat North Suntreso Community Centre at Nzema Rattray Park at Nhyiaeso
\nHospital ward at Asonomaso Pharmacy Department 2-storey boys\u2019 dormitory at Adanwomaso SHS
\nRenovation of Mampong Municipal
\nAssembly office block Teachers\u2019 bungalow Classroom block
\nOFFINSO NORTH
\nICT centre At Drobonso Solar-powered communication mast at Drobonso
\nSEKYERE AFRAM
\n3-unit classrooom block at Seneso
\nSemi-detached teachers\u2019 quarters District Magistrate court at Akomadan
\n4-unit classroom block at Akomadan
\nMethodist School
\nMAMPONG
\nKWABRE EAST
\nHospital ward at Asonomaso Pharmacy Department 2-storey boys\u2019 dormitory at Adanwomaso SHS
\nRenovation of Mampong Municipal
\nAssembly office block Teachers\u2019 bungalow Classroom block
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\nAFIGYA KWABERE
\nNKAWIE
\nBOSOMTWE
\nAHAFO-ANO SOUTH
\nSmall Town Water project at Boamang 6-unit classroom block at Krobo-Afigya Kwabere 6-unit classroom block at Tetrem
\nClassroom block at Amoakokrom CHPS compound at Aherewam
\nICT centre 6-unit classroom block Tarred roads
\n6-unit classroom block at Ahwiaa 3-unit classroom block at Maakro 6-unit classroom block at Nkawie Panin
\nSEKYERE KUMAWU
\nSEKYERE CENTRAL
\nOffice complex for District Education Directorate
\n6-unit classroom block at Asuofori Assembly Hall for Nsuta Catholic SHS
\nNurses quarters at Nkwanta
\nBoys dormitory for Dadease SHS
\n3-unit classroom block for Oyoko Methodist JHS
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\nOffice complex
\nBIAKOYE
\nAKATSI SOUTH
\n6-unit classroom block at Atidzive
\n6 -unit classroom block at Nkonya
\nNtsumuru EP Primary
\nCHPS Compound at Gornikope
\n12 -unit classroom block for Wurupong SHS
\nICT Centre at Akatsi No. 1 JHS
\nCHPS compound at Bowiri
\nADAKLU
\n6-unit classroom block
\nVOLTA REGION
\nSpillage & walkway at Ohawu Irrigation Project
\nJASIKAN
\nKETU SOUTH
\nKETU NORTH
\nDistrict Education Office
\n2-storey dormitory block at Atiavi STHS Rehabilitation of Galo-Sota Bailey Bridge
\nKETA
\nAtiavi Clinic
\n2-unit classroom block for D\/A Prim. Sch 2-storey dormitory for Baglo SHS 3-unit classroom block for Baglo JHS
\n300 bed dormitory for Weta SHS
\n3-unit classroom block Nurses quarters at Blekusu
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\nKRACHI EAST
\nSOUTH TONGU
\nNORTH TONGU
\nNKWANTA SOUTH
\nFire Serice station at Dambai Ongoing ICT centre at Dambai
\nCommunity SHS at Nkwanta
\n12-unit classroom block at St
\nCathrine Girls SHS
\nJuapong to Fodzoku road
\nWard at Nkwanta District Hospital Eastern Corridor Road
\nBitumen surfacing of Sogakope SHS Roads
\nMassive electrification in over 100
\ncommunities
\nSukotime CHPS Compound
\nVolo Community Day SHS
\nSteel bridge over the Goa river at Asukese
\nBEREKUM
\nATEBUBU AMANTIN
\nNew administration block for Atebubu SHS
\nClassroom block
\nRural electrification project
\nClassroom block at Nkyenekyene
\nOngoing ICT Complex
\nASUNAFO NORTH
\nDormitory block at Goaso SHS Police office Complex at Mim
\nBRONG AHAFO REGION
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\nKINTAMPO SOUTH
\nTECHIMAN DISTRICT
\nTANO SOUTH
\nKINTAMPO NORTH
\nCHPS Compound – Kokuma OPD unit at Jema Hospital Tarring of Amoma – Anyima road
\nSealing of Fante Newtown access roads
\nMaternity Block at Bechem Gov\u2019t Hospital
\nPolyclinic at Gulumpe
\nTechiman Nursing school block
\nWater Tank for Bechem
\nClssroom block for Presby School
\nAhmadiyya Primary school block
\nTechimantia to Akomadan road
\nGirls dormitory at KINSS
\nAKYEMANSA OFOASE
\nAKWAPIM NORTH
\n4-storey teachers\u2019 flat at Akropon g
\nSchool for the Blind
\n6-unit classroom block at Akim Ayirebi Islamic Sch.
\n6 -unit classroom block at Methodist
\nPrimary School at Obosomase
\n3-unit classroom block at Ofoase-Kuma
\nICT Centre at Dawu
\ne-CIC at Ofoase
\nAKIM ODA
\n6-unit classroom block at Akroso R\/C Primary Nurses quarters at Akim Manso Clinic
\nEASTERN REGION
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\nATIWA
\nDENKYEMBUOR
\nBIRIM CENTRAL
\nAYENSUANO
\n6-unit classroom block for Kwabeng
\nPrimary School 20-unit market stores at Anyinam District library at Kwabeng
\nDrilling and construction of Boreholes in
\nselected communities in the District 6-unit classroom block for Mfranta ICT centre at Kofi-Pare
\n6-unit classroom block at Akroso Community clinic at Akim Manso Centre for Physically Challenged at Akim Oda
\n60-unit market stalls at Akwatia 6-unit classroom block at Apenamang R\/C Small town water project at Akim-Wenchi
\nMarket stores at Kade
\nEAST AKIM
\nKWAHU SOUTH
\nKWAEBIBIREM
\n3-storey classroom block at Kade SH &
\nTechnical School
\nNaama D\/A KG with ancillary facilities
\n12-unit classroom block at Bepong SHS
\nFANTEAKWA
\nBegoro Central Market (2-storey, 26 Units)
\nConstruction of New-Tafo town roads ICT Centre & Post office at New Tafo Construction of Water System for Kyebi
\n3-unit classroom block at Pramkuma
\nHweehwee D\/A KG Magistrate Court
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\nKWAHU WEST
\nNSAWAM
\nNEW JUABEN
\nLOWER MANYA KROBO
\nAtibie Nkwanta Primary School Old Jejeti Primary School 3-unit classroom block at Oframoase Primary
\n6-unit classroom block at Akuse Presby Kpong Water Expansion Project Construction of Odumase Oterkpolu road
\nCommunity Clinic at Oyoko e-CIC at Effiduase Roman school
\nConstruction of 3-unit classroom block for the
\nSt Annes Anglican KG, Nsukwao
\n2-storey classroom block for Nsawam M\/A
\nPrimary school K.G. block at Otukwadwo Primary school Bitumen surfacing of Wofapaye road
\nPolice Station at Maame Krobo
\nUPPER WEST AKIM
\nSUHUM
\nUPPER MANYA KROBO
\nMarket shed at Tease
\nMechanised Water System at Akateng
\nKWAHU AFRAM PLAINS SOUTH
\nGirl\u2019s dormitory at Suhum Presby SHS Prof. J.E.A. Mills bypass Road rehabilitation
\nOngoing 6-unit classroom block at
\nTwerefour Faaso
\n6-unit classroom block CHPS compound with nurses\u2019 accommodation
\nKwasi Nyarko CHPS compound 3-unit classroom block
\n#ChangingLives 197
\n196 #ChangingLives #TransformingGhana
\n#TransformingGhana
\nYILO KROBO
\nLOWER WEST AKIM
\n6-unit classroom block at Osenase
\n6-unit classroom block at Asuofori Osenase Water Project
\nConstruction of OPD block for Klo-Agogo Health Centre
\nConstruction of Somanya town roads
\nRehabilitation of 6-unit classroom block at
\nSomanya
\nJakora Local Authority Primary school
\nCHEREPONI
\nCHPS Compound at Nasoni
\nConstruction of CHPS compound at
\nWakawaka Ongoing ICT centre
\nCENTRAL GONJA
\nFufulso Health Post Sawla – Fufulso road
\nNORTHERN REGION
\nSABOBA
\nHealth centre at Saboba 3-unit classroom block Wapuli water project
\n#ChangingLives 199
\n198 #ChangingLives #TransformingGhana
\n#TransformingGhana
\nKPANDAI
\nWEST MAMPRUSI
\nMION CENTRAL
\nKUMBUNGU
\n3-bedroom doctor\u2019s bungalow 12 Room Accommodation for Nurses Model JHS at Kpandai
\n3-unit classroom block at Dinnyokpaligu Health centre at Dalun 3-unit classroom block at Jakpahi
\nCHPS Compound at Tijo Community Primary school block, Wagbambu Teachers\u2019 quarters at Sang
\nHealth centre at Wulugu ICT centre & post office at Janga Police Post at Nasia, Walewale
\nDistrict Health Directorate
\nTOLON
\nBOLE
\nTATALE-SANGULI
\n3-unit classroom block at Nachamba
\nSawla community centre complex Surgical Theatre at Sawla polyclinic
\nNyankpala – Tolon highway
\nDormitory block at Bole Hospital
\nSAWLA-TUNA-KALBA
\nCHPS compound at Sawla
\n3-unit classroom block at Pemanbani
\nTolon water project
\nCHPS compound at Sakpa
\nClassroom block
\n20-unit classroom block at Bosec
\n#ChangingLives 201
\n200 #ChangingLives #TransformingGhana
\n#TransformingGhana
\nBugpiigu Classroom Block Bulpielisi KG Block
\nKASSENA NANKANA WEST
\n3-unit classroom block at Sirigu Primary CHPS facility at Kayoro-Wuru New district education block
\nGARU TEMPANE DISTRICT
\nAkara CHPS Compound
\nUPPER EAST REGION
\nBAWKU
\n6-unit classroom block at Kpalwegu 6-unit classroom block at Kpalwegu 6-unit classroom block at Diaduri
\nCHPS compound at Nafkoliga
\nBOLGA
\nBONGO
\nBINDURI
\n6-unit classroom block at Zaago No.1
\nRehabilitation of Binaba Dam Girls dormitory at Kusanaba SHS
\n3-unit classroom block at Pologo
\n3-unit classroom block at Atampintin
\nBAWKU WEST
\n6-unit classroom block at Ankpaliga
\nCHPS compound at Kaadi
\nCHPS compound at Soogo
\n3-unit classroom block at Beo (TI Ahamadyya)
\nPrimer sealing of Bukere Road
\nSmall Town Water System at Bongo Soe
\n#ChangingLives 203
\n202 #ChangingLives #TransformingGhana
\n#TransformingGhana
\nBUILSA NORTH
\nKASSENA NANKANA WEST
\nKASSENA NANKANA
\nBUILSA SOUTH
\nDay Care centre at Fumbisi Prep School Headmistress bungalow at Sandema SHS District Library at Abeliyeri
\nNurses\u2019 quarters at Fumbisi CHPS compound at Uwasi Ongoing construction of borehole
\nConstruction of Navorongo to
\nTono junction road 2-storey dormitory block at OLL SHS CHPS compound at Gumongo
\n6-unit classroom block at Baloo Girls dormitory at Chiana SHS CHPS compound at Paga
\nRehabilitation of Dasabligo-Kongo feeder road
\n6-unit classroom block at Duusi Dongo
\nTALENSI
\nSemi-detached nurses quarters
\nConstruction of health centre at
\nTalensi
\nNABDAM
\nCHPS compound at Kontintabig
\nDoctor\u2019s bungalow at Kaare
\n#ChangingLives 205
\n204 #ChangingLives #TransformingGhana
\n#TransformingGhana
\nJOMORO
\nNew market stores New fire station
\nCommunity health centre at Wharf
\nTeachers\u2019 bungalow
\nICT centre at Half-Assini 6-unit classroom block at Half Assini
\nBIBIANI-ANHWIASO-BEKWAI
\nWESTERN REGION
\nMPOHOR
\nCHPS compound at Adum Dominase CHPS compound at Obrayebona Nursery block at Mpohor Anglican School
\nSEKONDI-TAKORADI
\nSEFWI WIAWSO
\nTeachers Resource Centre at Sekondi
\nTeachers\u2019 accomodation
\n12-unit classroom block at Effiakuma
\n6-unit classroom block
\nRehabilitation of roads and drains at Kokompe
\nMutual health insurance office
\n#ChangingLives 207
\n206 #ChangingLives #TransformingGhana
\n#TransformingGhana
\nMarket shed at Bussie
\nLAMBUSSIE-KARNI
\nJIRAPA
\n2-storey boys\u2019 dormitory block at Ullo SHS
\nSentu Kindergarten
\nCHPS compound at Konzokala
\nCommunity SHS at Lambussie
\nSemi-detached quarters at Hain Poly Clinic
\nCHPS compund at Hachagan
\nDAFFIAMA-BUSSIE-ISSA
\nCHPS compond at Tuori-Wogbe Nurses Quarters at Issa
\nUPPER WEST REGION
\nLAWRA
\nSISSALA WEST
\nNANDOM
\nNADOWLI-KALEO
\nKindergarten block at Naburinye CHPS compound at Bagri
\nTeachers\u2019 Bungalow at Eremon Senior
\nHigh Technical school
\nCHPS compound at Tangasia 6-unit classroom block at Damba Police quarters at Takpo
\nICT centre at Nandom New district Police Head Quarters
\nHostel at Nandom District Midwifery
\nTraining College
\n2-storey 12-unit classroom block for Hilla
\nLimann SHS CHPS compound at Heil ICT centre & post office block at Fielmua
\n#ChangingLives 209
\n208 #ChangingLives #TransformingGhana
\n#TransformingGhana
\nCHPS compound
\nWA EAST
\nNew Police Station
\nWA WEST
\n3-unit classroom block at Bulingin
\nNew bungalow for Medical Doctors ICT centre at Funsi
\nSmall town water project
\n#ChangingLives
\n210 #TransformingGhana
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\nMinistry of Communications
\nPublication
\n\u00a9 December, 2015
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