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24 Nov

Some Roads To Major Tourist Sites Have Been Fixed; More To Follow Soon – GTA CEO

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The Chief Executive of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), Akwasi Agyeman, has said the government through the Roads Ministry has fixed some roads leading to major tourist sites in the country. Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express, the CEO mentioned that roads to sites such as Kakum National Park, Aburi Botanical Gardens and the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum are currently accessible. “I remember when I came into office, Kakum Park was the number one location that operators were talking about. We met with the Ministry of Roads through our Minister then, and held a number of engagements and they promised to fix it.…

07 Aug

Develop Ashanti Region Not For Political Points- Paul Opoku Tells NPP

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1st vice constituency chairman for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), in Dome-Kwabenya, Paul Opoku has told the government to priortise the development of roads in Ashanti region. He explained that the needed attention in that region is to win the heart of people so that they could vote for the NPP. However, there are a lot of tourist attractions in the region that if the roads are developed, will encourage more people to visit the region, which will rake in revenue for the country. "Although it is important for every government to ensure that every part of the country is…

15 Mar

Stop Criticizing Gov’t, You Borrowed Money Only To Plant Trees In A Dry Season- Freda Prempeh Fires NDC

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The Member of Parliament for Tano North and Minister of State at the Office of the President Freda Prempeh, has taken a swipe on the NDC for criticizing the government of borrowing. She said unlike the NDC which borrowed to plant trees in the dry season, the NPP is using loans contracted to the benefit of Ghanaians. "In percentage wise, the NDC added more than a thousand percent to the debt inherited from Former President Kufuor, whereas the NPP has added a little over three hundred precent to what they inherited from Former President Mahama, upon all the major infrastructure…

15 Mar

All Good Roads In Volta Region Were Constructed Under NPP- Korsi Bodja

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The Volta regional organizer, Korsi Bodja has noted that all the good roads in the volta region were constructed by the Akufo-Addo led administration. According to him, one would have thought that the Volta region would have benefited much more during the tenure of the NDC since that's their stronghold. But the narrative is different, as indigenes have benefited much more from the NPP. Speaking on Movement in the morning show, on Movement TV/ Wontumi Radio, he told Kwaku Dawuro that there's no way the NDC could compare their road networks to that of the NPP. Right from the tenure…

18 Oct

President Akufo-Addo’s Response To The People Of Kwabre Was Genuine-Nana Kay

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A communicator of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Kwadwo Agyei Yeboah popularly known as Nana Kay, has stated President Akufo-Addo’s response to the people of Kwabre East was genuine and responsible. The President on Monday 17th October 2022, in an interview stated he is not threated if the people of Kwabre decides to vote for NDC in the 2024 elections, in their quest to demand for their roads to be fixed. Speaking to Kwaku Dawuro on Movement In The Morning Show Nana Kay said that ''people have misquoted the President’s response-some people were trying to blackmail the President by…

20 Sep

Eastern Region Has Seen Massive Road Infrastructure Ever Under Prez Nana Addo-Seth Acheampong

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The Eastern Regional Minister, Hon. Seth Kwame Acheampong, has noted that no government has embarked on massive infrastructural development, especially in the roads sector, in his region than President Akufo-Addo’s administration. He told Kwaku Dawuro on Movement In the morning show that the region had benefitted massively from the government’s ‘Year of Roads’ agenda, adding that about 1,487 km of roads have been completed, and 5,404 km awarded for construction. “On roads, we have a total road network of 7,147 kilometers. So far, out of this total road network, we have awarded for construction a length of 5,404 km, and…