Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia has responded to some questions posed by the flagbearer of the NDC, John Dramani Mahama, regarding what the Akufo-Addo government has used loans it has borrowed to do.
“The former president John Mahama recently asked what the Government of the NPP has used the monies it has borrowed during its term for. I will provide the former president with some answers and only ask that he takes his time to read,” the Vice-President stated in a Facebook post yesterday.
He noted that “the NPP in its first term has undertaken more infrastructure projects than any other Government in its first term in the Fourth Republic.”
“The latest data shows that in total, we have undertaken 18,891 projects, completed 10,153 and have 8,738 ongoing,” the Vice-President stated, directing the former President to the government’s delivery tracker portal, www.deliverytracker.gov.gh, to read more on the government’s achievement.
Breakdown
He said the infrastructure projects across all sectors can be found in all 260 districts in the country.
Picking them sector by sector, the Vice-President stated that in the road infrastructure sector, works are either ongoing or completed on a 751-kiolmetre Asphaltic Overlay (largest in history); Tema Interchange; Tamale Interchange; Pokuase Interchange; PTC Interchange, Takoradi; Obetsebi-Lamptey Interchange and 79 steel, concrete, and footbridges across the country, 46 of which are completed.
He added that 46 cocoa road projects have been completed since 2017, with works ongoing or completed on the Bimbilla -Salaga road; Gushegu- Nalerigu road; Nakpayili-Wulensi-Kpandai; Hohoe-Jasikan-Dodopepesu; Kpando-Nkonya-Worawora; Nandi Junction-Doedokope; Krachi-Banda; Dambai Town roads; rehabilitation of selected roads in Agbogbloshie – main road and links; reconstruction of Otano Junction to School junction Adjiriganor; rehabilitation of Old Fadama area roads; asphaltic overlay works of selected roads in Adentan Municipality, selected roads in Okaikwei North Municipality, and selected roads in Ablekuma West Municipal Assembly; Bunkpurugu-Nalerigu-Nakpanduri-Binde road; Nalerigu-Gbintiri ; Akim-Oda-Ofoasekuma among a tall list of other road projects.
Agriculture
In the agriculture sector, Dr Bawumia said 439 small earth dams, under ‘One Village One Dam’, are being constructed, with 375 complete; other projects that are either ongoing or completed are 19 irrigation projects; Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam; 80 1000MT warehouses under ‘One District One Warehouse; 100 Green houses and three Greenhouse Training Centres with commercial components, at Dawhenya, Akumadan and Bawjiase constructed.
Health
In the area of health, the Vice-President stated that works are either ongoing or completed on 439 CHPS compounds, 55 maternity blocks and 69 clinics.
Also, out of 30 health infrastructure projects inherited by the NPP, the government has completed 16 of them, including 10 polyclinics and two district hospitals, while works are ongoing on the construction of another nine district hospitals, which are Dronbonso, Twedie, Manso Nkwanta, Sobronum, Jumapo, Adukrom, Chiase Kwabeng and Anyinam.
Others are the construction of a 600-bed regional hospital in Koforidua: 500-bed military hospital in Afari; children and maternity block at KATH; rehabilitation of Tetteh Quarshie, Kibi, and Atibie hospitals ongoing, with the first ever infectious disease centre at Kwabenya.
Other health projects are Zipline Drone Centres at Omenako, Walewale, Mampong and Sefwi Wiawso, while 307 well-equipped state-of-the-art ambulances have also been provided.
Water and sanitation
Also the government has constructed water and sanitation projects in areas such as Teshie, Nungua, Glefe, Gbegbeyise, Mamponse, Chorkor, Manmomo, Asofaa, Adjei Kojo, Nii Boye Town, Fafraha, Ogbojo East (Zieyong), Otanor, Tetegu, Ashaley Botwe, Zenu, Katamanso (New Legon), Taifa, Sarpeiman, Gbetsile, Ngleshie Amanfro, New Lakpana, Zignishore, Ablekuma township, Olebu township, Dome Kwabenya, Pokuase, La Nkwantanang and other areas in the Greater Accra Region.
In the Upper East, water projects have been constructed in Bolgatanga, Navrongo, Bongo, Zuarungu, Gia, Paga, and communities along the pipeline routes.
Also under Sustainable Rural Water Supply Project, Dr Bawumia indicated that water supply systems have been constructed at Bronsanko, Asiri, Jankufa, Prang, Dotobaa, in the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo regions; Walewale, Gambaga, Nalerigu, Gushiegu, Saboba, Chereponi, Yapei towns, within the Northern, North East and Savannah regions; Asempane-ye and Oseikojo-krom water systems, in the Western and Western North regions; rehabilitation of the Lambussie, Hamile/ Happa water systems; 250 No. boreholes under construction at Daffiama-Bussie, Lawra, Sissala West, Nandom, and Jirapa Districts, all in the Upper West Region, among others.
The Vice-President further listed other numerous projects undertaken by the Nana Akufo-Addo government.
“The government has paid arrears to statutory funds, road contractors, etc. Implemented the National ID System; Implemented the Digital Property addressing system; Implemented the Mobile Money Interoperability; Implemented the Universal QR Code payment system; Created six new regions; the NPP government implemented Free SHS. 1.2 million children have benefited,” he said.
“It is clear that the NPP government has not used the monies borrowed to invest in guinea fowls that subsequently flew to Burkina Faso,” the Vice-President added.
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