The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Friday, 8th June, 2018, cut the sod for the construction of the 24.3km Kojina-Chirano-Akoti Road in the Bibiani/Anhwiaso/Bekwai constituency in the Western Region.

According to President Akufo-Addo, in the run-up to the 2016 elections, he decried the poor nature of the roads not only in the Western Region, but across the country, and assured that if he won the elections, he would do something about them.

“Indeed, the majority of the country’s resources are from the Western Region. That is why in the 2017/2018 budget, amongst others, the Kojina-Chirano road was earmarked for construction. The contractor on this road should be minded about the fact that funds have already been allocated for this project. So I will not countenance any form of delay.

The President continued, “We are expecting the road to be completed on schedule. In two years time, God willing, I am coming here to commission this road.”

President Akufo-Addo made this known on Friday, 8th June, 2018, at the commencement of his 3-day tour of the Western Region.

Addressing a mini-durbar of chiefs at Kojina, the venue for the cutting of the sod, the President added that in addition to the development of infrastructure , he outlined a number of policies and programmes that he would implement if he won the 2016 election.

“However, I was labelled a liar by my opponents, and that I could not do them. They said Free SHS was not possible, the revival of the National Health Insurance Scheme was not feasible, and said the restoration of the teacher and nursing trainee allowances was a hoax. Everything I said was labelled a lie,” he added.

The last 17 months, the President stressed, have demonstrated that “I am not a liar. You are witnessing that I am fulfilling all these promises once by one. Free SHS is a reality and has come to stay. Teacher and nursing trainee allowances have been restored. All other promises will be fulfilled before the end of my tenure of office.”

Touching on the request by the Omanhene of the Sefwi Wiawso Traditional Area for the lifting of the ban on small scale mining, President Akufo-Addo noted that the temporary ban on small scale mining was necessitated by the activities of illegal miners who were destroying the country’s vegetation and water bodies.

“We put in place the ban to ensure that we put in place policies to guide and streamline the activities of small-scale mining in the country. It is not my intention that the ban will be there forever and ever. Very soon you will hear something positive from me in this regard,” the President added.

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will today Friday, 8th June, 2018, embark on a 3-day tour of the Western Region.

This follows the completion of a similar tour undertaken in the Brong Ahafo Region by the President, from 18th May, 2018, to 20th May, 2018.

Day one of the President’s tour will see him cut the sod for the construction of the 24.3 kilometre Kojina-Chirano-Etwebo Akoti road. He will also launch the Ghana Agriculture Census. The President is also expected to meet with Chiefs from Sefwi-Wiawso, Bibiani, Anhwiaso, Bekwai, Juaboso, Bia East, Bia West, Beodi, Akontombra and Suaman.

On Saturday, 9th June, the President will cut the sod for the construction of the 30km road stretching from Asankragua to Fordjokrom; interact with Chiefs from Amenfi East, Amenfi Central, Aowin and Amenfi West; and end the day with a meeting with chiefs from Prestea Huni-Valley, Tarkwa Nsuem, Mpohor and Wassa East.

On the final day of his 3-day tour, the President will inspect ongoing construction works on the Sea Defense Wall at Dixcove; cut the sod for the construction of a 16km road from Kejibir to Mpohor at Mpohor; inspect the ongoing Port Expansion Project at Takoradi; and address a durbar of chiefs from Nzema East, Ellembelle, Jomoro, Ahanta West, Kwesimintsim, Efia, Takoradi, Sekondi, Essikado-Ketan and Shama at Agona Nkwanta.

The President will return to Accra later on Sunday, 10th June, 2018.      

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General Secretary for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Aseidu Nketia has accused the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of diversionary tactics with the sacking of some CEO’s on the day Anas was premiering his Number 12 video.

The President, yesterday June 6th 2018, sacked the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) CEO, Gifty Klenam and her deputies, the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) CEO, Paul Asare Ansah and the Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transport (BOST) Company, Alfred Obeng Boateng.

In an interview with Ekourba Gyasi on Atinka AM Drive, General Secretary for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Aseidu Nketia explained that the action of the President was to prevent people from discussing the content of Anas’ expose.

According to Aseidu Nketia, Nana Addo and the National Security defended BOST CEO when his outfit was involved in the contaminated fuel saga. “Why has he been sacked now, that means the President lied to us”, he added.

“Everything shows that all that Kwasi Nyantakyi said in the video was true. It is obvious that the NPP uses Nyantakyi as an agent to take bribe from investors. Nyantakyi only revealed the deals and the conversations he had with members of the ruling NPP”, he said.

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