President John Mahama has reassured the chiefs and people of the Ashanti Region of his government's commitment to complete all abandoned and uncompleted projects in the region by the end of his tenure in 2029."I have (resolved) that no viable project will be abandoned under this administration.
Regardless of who started it, we shall continue and complete it.
We are a government of continuity and results," President Mahama stated.He gave this assurance in Kumasi on Wednesday on his 'Thank You' visit to the region following his emphatic victory at the 2024 presidential election.President Mahama (right) exchanging greetings with some dignitaries at the gatheringThe assurance of the President is in line with his pre-election campaign to complete all abandoned projects across the country.The projects targeted for completion in the Ashanti Region the President itemised, included the Kejetia market phase II, Krofrom and Mamponteng markets, the Suame interchange, the Afari military and Sewua regional hospitals.The rest are the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital maternity block, rehabilitation of the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology medical centre.The government, President Mahama said was moving boldly with its 'Big Push' agenda to bridge the US$1.5 billion annual infrastructure gap as estimated by the World Bank.To this end, the President said the US$10 billion big push initiative to be spread across five years at a rate of US$2 billion a year would prioritise strategic infrastructure to unlock the productivity of the region and the country as a whole."Under the big push, we are going to commence the construction of what we call the greater Kumasi by-pass.
The first quadrant of this by-pass will go through Ejisu and link the Mampong and Techiman roads."It means that all the big articulator trucks that are heading to Burkina Faso and Mali will no longer come through Kumasi city.
