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Minister of Information, Hon. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has disclosed that President Akufo-Addo will from Tuesday December 4, 2018 commence a three day tour of the Greater Accra Region in accordance with his commitment to pay working visits to all regions every year.

The Information Minister made this known in his bi-weekly media briefing on Sunday December 2, 2018 that this will be the President’s 20th such visit since assumption of office and also represents his final tour this year as His Excellency has already visited all nine (9) other regions this year.

“On each tour the President makes time to interact with chiefs and people, key stakeholders in the region as well as the Regional Security Councils. He also uses the opportunity to inspect on-going works across various sectors and commissions completed projects”, he mentioned.

Hon. Oppong Nkrumah therefore indicated that “in the Greater Accra Region, President Akufo-Addo will be commissioning and inspecting 10 major projects as part of his tour. These include”;

- Inspection of ongoing works on the Eastern Railway line in Accra

- Sod Cutting for the construction of the James Town Fishing Harbour

- Inspection of the Abossey Okai Roads Construction

- Commissioning of a Multipurpose Astro-Turf and community centre in Ablekuma Central

- Commissioning of the New Ultra Modern AMA Office Complex

- Inspection of Tema Motorway Interchange ongoing construction works

- Inspection of ongoing construction works of concrete roads at Tema Industrial Area

- Inspection of construction works on the Madina-Adenta Highway footbridges

- Commissioning of a new Assembly Building and School Complex at Anyaa Sowutuom

- Inspection of a Sunda Ltd 1D1F Factory at Bortianor/Ngleshi/Amanfrom

- Sod Cutting of an Affordable Housing project at Amasaman.

The Minister said the President will be using the opportunity to apprise himself of the status of work as well as urging agencies and contractors to ensure diligence and value for money.

Hon. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah emphasized that in the midst of the limited fiscal space and huge arrears inherited by the Akufo-Addo administration, the President has inspected and commissioned these and many other projects on the other 9 tours he has made.

“These and the many other projects that the President has inspected or commissioned on the other 9 tours have been funded even in the midst of the limited fiscal space and huge arrears inherited by the Akufo-Addo administration,” he underscored.

“The President expects that as outlined in the 2019 budget, the improving fiscal environment and significant reduction in arrears will afford the administration the opportunity to ramp up more economic infrastructure projects nationwide in 2019 and 2020,” he reiterated.