Unprecedented Transformation Ongoing In Our Regions - Ministers

Five Regional Ministers under President Akufo-Addo's administration have been touting government’s achievements in their various regions and say Akufo-Addo must be commended for steering the country’s economy back to where it belongs.

Addressing the fifth edition of the Nation Building Updates in Accra on Tuesday 22nd October 2020 on the theme “Rebuilding the Ghanaian Economy” the five Regional Ministers from the Western Region, Central Region, Northern Region, Volta Region and the Bono Region said the Akufo-Addo administration has made unprecedented strides in the area of education, infrastructure, jobs and agriculture that has helped to revive the country’s ailing economy.

The Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah applauded the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) government for creating equal opportunities for all in his Region. He said through government’s flagship Ghana Beyond Aid programme, the Western Region has seen a 1.8% growth rate as a result of the heavy investment in the areas of agriculture, oil and gas and mining.

According to him, “with 2014 to 2016 low GDP growth rate, policies and strategies introduced by the NPP Government resulted in significant growth of 8.1% in 2017 and 6.9. In 2019, only for COVID-19 to draw back on our growth tangent. For Western Region’s significant contribution to National GDP, investing to rebuild its economy directly translates into rebuilding Ghana’s economy and this, government has not failed in doing this since 2017.

He noted that government has initiated series of entrepreneurial programmes to build the entrepreneurial capacity of graduate youth in the region in order for them to contribute their quota to the high growth agricultural and manufacturing sectors of the country. He also touted government’s achievements in building the George Grant University of Mines and Energy at Tarkwa, improving the facilities of the Takoradi Technical University and expanding the railway network in the region.