Gifty Ohene Konadu being taken through the plan of the ultra-modern Kumasi Central Market
The National Coordinator of the Monitoring and Evaluation Secretariat at the Office of the President, Gifty Ohene Konadu, has applauded the government for ongoing developmental projects in the Ashanti region, describing the level of progress as “overwhelming”.
She said the number of developmental projects at various completion stages in the region beats one’s imagination, contrary to the hue and cry over a supposed neglect of the region.
She gave the commendation during a five-day working visit to the region to inspect and validate the level of progress of the projects.
“Ghanaians in recent months have been feeling the pinch of record inflation and the fallout of the Ukraine war amid cuts in government spending to avoid a full-blown debt crisis. However, government’s developmental projects across the regions remain on course,” she said in an interview.
Benefits
To this end, she was convinced that ongoing developmental projects not only in the Ashanti Region, but across the length and breadth of the country, would aid in the rebound of the economy.
“It is the belief of this government that all the projects are completed. The impact that it will bring to bear on the lives of the people will be massive. The President is committed to transforming Ghana through massive developmental projects, and these are evident across the country,” she stressed.
She further indicated that the government had conducted due diligence before embarking on developmental projects, adding that “the beauty about the visionary President is that before initiating a project, he ensures funds are secured for it”.
“The Ashanti Region, arguably the biggest support base for the current administration, is witnessing unprecedented projects, comprising the 40-year abandoned Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Maternity block, construction of a modernized Kumasi Central market, an upgraded Kumasi International Airport, an ultra-modern Regional Hospital and an infectious disease at Sewua, construction of Military Hospital at Afari and various road network,” she pointed out.
Commendation
She lauded the President’s efforts at implementing a $17b programme to boost growth in the country, saying “he is on right track delivering and fulfilling every promise”.
“The coronavirus pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have hit the price of oil and other major commodities exports this year, resulting in further contraction in nearly 40 years for Ghana, one of Africa’s largest cocoa and gold producers,” she lamented.
However, she noted, the President is delivering on his promises through social interventions such as the One-District-One-Factory, Free SHS, One District One Ambulance, Planting for Food and Jobs, among others. These interventions, she said, would not only spur future economic growth, but “set the agenda for transformational prosperity.”
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