Mahama commissions evacuation of Agbogloshie waste heaps to Adepa

The initiative is being carried out by the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs in collaboration with the Ghana Armed Forces and the District Road Improvement Project (DRIP), with funding support from the Ministry of Finance and the District Assemblies Common Fund.

President Mahama commended Mr Mahama Ayariga, the Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs; Dr Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, the Minister of Finance; Mr Kwami Governs Agbodza, the Minister for Roads and Highways; and Dr John Jinapor, the Minister for Energy and Green Transition, for advancing an approach that makes effective use of equipment and institutions that we already have at their disposal.

He said aid the Ministry of Finance was providing the funding with additional support from the District Assemblies Common Fund, the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftancy and Religious Affairs was leading the exercise with operational and engineering support from the Ghana Armed Forces, particularly the 48 Engineers Regiment, who had recently achieved national acclaim on clearing the Accra-Kumasi Expressway.