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Govt mobilises $2b towards devt of railway infrastructure –President
March 11, 2021 A rehabilitated rail line from Kojokrom to Tarkwa through Nsuta
Government is mobilising US$2 billion towards the development of railway infrastructure and services, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said.
Delivering a message on the state of the nation to Parliament yesterday, the President said government has rehabilitated a section of the narrow-gauge western line from Kojokrom to Tarkwa through Nsuta.
This, he said, will facilitate the haulage of manganese from Nsuta to the Takoradi Port, and also to provide a passenger rail service along the corridor.
The President pointed out that construction is ongoing on a new standard gauge line from Kojokrom through Eshiem to Manso.
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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says his administration is still committed to embarking on its affordable housing projects.
In his State of the Nation Address delivered on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, the President said his intension is to place emphasis on resolving the housing deficit in the country.
According to him, tackling the issue was long overdue, stressing, “Mr. Speaker, it is my intention to place special emphasis on resolving the problems of the housing sector in the country because tackling the housing deficit is long overdue”.
He said: ”Under housing, the Government of Ghana Affordable Housing Programme, which seeks to increase access to safe, secure, adequate and affordable housing units across the country, is continuing in earnest. Thus far, one thousand, four hundred and sixty-four housing units in Borteyman, one thousand, and twenty-seven (1,027) in Asokore Mampong, and three hundred and twelve (312) housing projects
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Message On The State Of The Nation By The President Of The Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, On Tuesday, 9th March 2021, At Parliament House, Accra.
Mr. Speaker,
It is always good to be back in Parliament, and to discharge the duty, in accordance with Article 67 of the Constitution, of delivering to the House a Message on the State of the Nation. I am particularly delighted as this Message is the first of my 2nd term, the validity of which was unanimously upheld last week in a well-reasoned and excellent ruling by a seven-member panel of the Supreme Court, presided over by the Chief Justice, on 4th March 2021.
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