President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed his administration's com­mitment to complet­ing all ongoing and abandoned development projects in the Eastern Region, with a focus on health, roads, and education.Speaking at a grand durbar at Jackson Park in Koforidua as part of his "Thank You Tour" follow­ing the NDC's electoral victory, President Mahama singled out the Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua as a top priority.

He assured the chiefs and people that projects started under previous governments would not be aban­doned.He disclosed that a recent audit of road and infrastructure contracts had uncovered double payments to some contractors.

He pledged that individuals found cul­pable would be held accountable.The President reiterated his commitment to fulfilling his campaign promises, citing the implementation of the "No Stress Fee Policy" for first-year university students as one already in effect.President Mahama was accom­panied by top government and party officials, including NDC National Chairman, Johnson Asie­du Nketia, General Secretary Fiifi Fiavi Kwetey, Minister of Defence Dr Omane Boamah, and Deputy Interior Minister, Ebenezer Ok­letey Terlabi.He also announced plans for major infrastructural developments in the Afram Plains, including the construction of a 3.6-kilometre bridge over the River Afram and a 100-kilometre road network.

The initiative, he explained, would pro­mote regional integration, boost agriculture, and attract investments into agro-processing.Again, President Mahama highlighted the GH¢10 billion "Big Push" infrastructure programme, which targets the expansion of roads, schools, and hospitals to drive economic growth and allevi­ate poverty.He then expressed gratitude to the chiefs and people of the region for their support in the December 7 elections, which he said contributed significantly to the NDC's success.President of the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs and Konor of the Manya Krobo Traditional Area, Nene Sakite II, assured the government of the chiefs' support but urged urgent attention to the region's poor road networks, inadequate schools, and limited healthcare services.