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SPOTLIGHT ON SOME ACHIEVEMENTS UNDER NANA-BAWUMIA GOV’T

 

  1. Successful implementation of Free SHS
  2. Implementation of National Digital Property Addressing System
  3. Nation Builders Corps (NABCO)
  4. Interoperability in the banking and mobile payment system
  5. Fight against galamsey
  6. Establiahment of the Office of the special prosecutor
  7. National ID take off
  8. $100 million NEIP fund established
  9. Implementation of paperless port system.
  10. Implementation of Planting for Food and Jobs.
  11. Growth rate from 3.6 (lowest in 23 years) to 8 in 1 year
  12. Restoration of Teacher Trainees Allowances
  13. Restoration of Nursing Trainees Allowances
  14. Reduction of inflation from inherited 15.4% to 9.6%.
  15. Reduction of Policy Rate of Bank of Ghana from inherited 26.5% to current 17%.
  16. Commencement of 1 District 1 Factory and 1 District, 1 Warehouse.
  17. GDP from 167 billion to 206 billion
  18. Reduction of electricity bills
  19. Reduction of budget deficit from 9.3% to about 6%
  20. Reduction of debt to GDP ratio from 73% to 69%
  21. Introduction of the Tax Stamp policy to increase revenue
  22. Ongoing construction of Youth Resource Centres (including stadia) in the 10 regions.
    23.1, 960,404 jobs created
  23. Abolishing of several taxes
  24. Gross International Reserves increased to US$7.4B i.e. 4.1x of import cover.
  25. 10 year Cashew Development Plan
  26. Payment of moneys owed Road Contractors and NHIS Service Providers
  27. Take-off of $1.2 billion Marine Drive Tourism and Investment Project.
  28. Implementation of Processes Leading to the Creation of New Regions
  29. Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Service and TVET Council to drive Technical education
  30. Digitalization of Registrar General’s department
  31. Operationalisation of the Accra Digital Centre
  32. Implementation of Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme (IPEP), under which MSDI is actively constructing the following
    a. 570 Small Dam’s and Dugouts projects under the One Village One Dam Initaitive across the three Northern regions
    b. Fifty (50) 1,000 metric tonnes prefabricated Warehouses across the country – under One District One Warehouse Initaitives
    c. 1,000 Community-based Solor Powered Mechanised Water System across the 275 constituencies
    d. 1,000 ten seater institutional Water closet facility in each of the 275 constituency
  33. Establishment of Northern Development Authority; Middle Belt Development Authority and Coastal Development Authority
  34. Establishment of Northern Development Authority; Middle Belt Development Authority and Coastal Development Authority
  35. construction of 80 bed hospital at Buipe in Northern region
  36. Construction of Pokuasi interchange
  37. Construction of 320 3 bed n 2 bed room houses for police men
    with additional unprecedented 10000 houses for police to be constructed as part of China Ghana bauxite barter trade negotiated by Bawumia.
  38. Construction of kumasi town roads
    a. 2.5 km asphalt from Tech-Anloga Junction
    b. 12.5km asphalt relay from anloga junction to airport roundabout.
    c. Dualization of the road from sofoline interchange through santasi roundabout to ahodwo roundabout
    d. Bantams road through to manhyia
    e. 7km dualization of Ahinsan to Lake road.
  39. Construction of Mampong town roads
    including mampong to kofiase road.
  40. Construction of PTC interchange at Takoradi.
  41. Construction of over 1000 housing estate Oyokokrom to be name after President Kuffour.
  42. Construction of emergency maternity block at Komfo Anokye teaching hospital.
  43. Construction of Kumasi airport second phase
  44. Construction of Takoradi port second phase
    45.Sofoline interchange to be completed after 8 year of slow construction.
  45. Completed the Ho airport
  46. Construction of Tema motorway road n interchange
  47. Construction of eastern region town roads.
  48. Construction of a 2000 capacity prison
    camp at Ejura
  49. Construction of 2000 capacity hostel for kayayei at sepe Buokrom
  50. Construction of 5 district hospitals in western region at Bogoso, nsueam, Axim, Mpohor and Akotombra
  51. Construction of district hospital at nkoranza
  52. Construction of administrative block for Asunafo North district Assembly.
  53. Massive Road development for western region.
    a. Tarring of Takoradi roads
    b. Benchemaa- nkwanta-
    oseikojokrom road
    c. wiawso-amfie-aboboya road
    d. Asafo Acheachen road
    e. Datano-Ahokwa-suhenso road
    f. kessekrom-Adiembra road
    g. Panakro-Futa road
    h. Asankragwa-Fordjour road
    I. Kojina-Chirano-Akati road
    J. Kejibir-mpohor road
  54. Construction of a national Cathedral underway.
    56.100 vehicles for police service
  55. Construction of 99 ultra modern bridges across the ten regions.
  56. Revamping of railways sector, tema to accra free train.
  57. 275 Ambulances for each constituency
  58. 73 factories in various stages of completion under 1D1f.
  59. Construction of railway training school and a workshop at Essikado.
  60. Reduction of import duties by 50% and vehicle import duties by 30%
  61. Ghana’s first independence celebration out side of Accra.
    64.No More IMF bailout

 

NPP Projects

  1. The NPP in its first term has undertaken more infrastructure projects than any other Government in its first term in the Fourth Republic. The latest data shows that in total, we have undertaken 18,891 projects, completed 10,153 and have 8,738 ongoing. The details of these projects can be found at the delivery tracker portal:

www.deliverytracker.gov.gh

  1. The infrastructure projects across all sectors can be found in all 260 districts in the country. Some of the projects include:

Road Infrastructure (Ongoing and Completed)

• 751 km of Asphaltic Overlay (largest in history)
• Tema Interchange
• Tamale Interchange
• Pokuase Interchange
• PTC Interchange, Takoradi
• Obetsebi-Lamptey interchange
• 79 steel, concrete, and footbridges across the country.
46 of them are completed.
• 46 cocoa road projects completed since 2017
• Bimbilla -Salaga road
• Gushegu- Nalerigu road
• Nakpayili-Wulensi-Kpandai
• Hohoe-Jasikan-Dodopepesu
• Kpando-Nkonya-Worawora
• Nandi Junction-Doedokope
• Krachi-Banda
• Dambai Town roads
• Rehabilitation of selected roads in Agbogbloshie – main road and links
• Reconstruction of Otano Junction to School junction Adjiriganor
• Rehabilitation of Old Fadama Area Reads
• Asphaltic overlay works of selected roads in Adentan Municipality
• Asphaltic Overlay works of selected roads in Okaikwei North Municipality
• Asphaltic Overlay of selected roads in Ablekuma West Municipal Assembly
• Bunkpurugu-Nalerigu-Nakpanduri-Binde road
• Nalerigu-Gbintiri road
• Yagaba-Mankragu road
• Wulugu-Wiase road
• Chereponi Town Roads
• Bunkuprugu Town Roads
• Nalerigu Town Roads
• Walewale Town Roads
• Kete-Krachi Town Roads
• Nkonya – Kwamikrom Road
• Worawora – Jasikan Road
• Kumasi Inner City Roads
• Cape Coast Inner City roads
• Sunyani Inner City roads
• Prestea Inner City Roads
• Accra Inner City Roads
• La Beach Road
• Dualization of Ho Main Road
• Obeyeyie-Amrahia-Ablekuma road
• Dormaa Town roads
• Atebubu town roads
• Atebubu-Kwame-Danso
• Akim-Oda-Ofoasekuma
• Sampa-Jinini
• Bawjiase-Swedru
• Osiem-Begoro
• Anwiankwanta – Obuasi
• Mampong – Kofiase
• Nsuta – Beposo
• Benchimaa – Adjoafua
• Bolga-Bawku – Polmankon
• Bolga – Naaga
• Lawra – Hamile
• Akrodie – Sayereso
• Tepa – Bomaa
• Hwidiem Town Roads
• Kenyasi Town roads
• Mim Town Roads
• Bechem Town roads
• Cape Coast – Twifo Praso
• Mankessim-Ayeldo-Abura
• Dunkwa-Awisem
• Dunkwa Town Roads
• Bridge over river Pra
• Akontombra-Wiawso
• Akontombra-Boadi
• Juaboso-Dadieso
• Juaboso Town Roads
• Daboya – Makarigu roads
• Essan/Debiso Town roads
• Enchi-Elubo

AGRICULTURE (Ongoing and Completed)
• 439 small earth dams (one village one dam) – 375 complete
• 19 irrigation projects
• Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam
• 80 1000MT warehouses (one district one warehouse)
• 100 Green houses and three Greenhouse Training Centres with commercial components, at Dawhenya, Akumadan, and Bawjiase constructed.

HEALTH (Ongoing and Completed)

• 439 CHPS compounds
• 55 maternity blocks
• 69 Clinics
• Out of 30 health infrastructure projects inherited by the NPP, we have completed 16 of them including 10 polyclinics and 2 district hospitals. There is also ongoing construction of another 9 district hospitals.
• District hospitals starting at Dronbonso, Twedie, Manso Nkwanta, Sobronum, Jumapo, Adukrom, Chiase Kwabeng, Anyinam
• 600 bed regional hospital in Koforidua
• 500 bed military hospital in Afari
• Children and Maternity block at KATH
• Rehabilitation of Tetteh Quarshie, Kibi, and Atibie hospitals
• First ever Infectious disease center – Kwabenya
• Zipline Drone Center – Omenako
• Zipline Drone Center – Walewale
• Zipline Drone Center – Mampong
• Zipline Drone Center – Sefwi Wiawso
• 307 well-equipped state of the art ambulances

WATER AND SANITATION (Ongoing and Completed)

• Greater Accra Metropolitan Water and Sanitation Project
Beneficiary Communities:
o Teshie, Nungua, Glefe, Gbegbeyise, Mamponse, Chorkor, Manmomo, Asofaa, Adjei Kojo, Nii Boye Town, Fafraha, Ogbojo East (Zieyong), Otanor, Tetegu, Ashaley Botwe, Zenu, Katamanso (New Legon), Taifa, Sarpeiman, Gbetsile, Ngleshie Amanfro, New Lakpana, Zignishore, Ablekuma township, Olebu township, Dome Kwabenya, Pokuase, La Nkwantanang and other areas
o
• Upper East Water Project
o Bolgatanga, Navrongo, Bongo, Zuarungu, Gia, Paga, and communities along the pipeline routes.

Sustainable Rural Water Supply Project
Water Supply Systems constructed at:
🔹 Bronsanko, Asiri, Jankufa, Prang, Dotobaa in the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regions.
🔹 Walewale, Gambaga, Nalerigu, Gushiegu, Saboba, Chereponi, Yapei towns within the Northern, North East and Savannah Regions
🔹 Asempane-ye and Oseikojo-krom Water systems in the Western and Western North Regions
🔹 Rehabilitation of the Lambussie, Hamile/ Happa Water Systems
🔹 250 No. Boreholes under construction at Daffiama-Bussie, Lawra, Sissala West, Nandom, and Jirapa Districts all in the Upper West Region.
🔹 Drilling of 30no. boreholes for the development of 7no. systems in fluoride prone communities in Bongo in the Upper East Region
🔹 Essarkyir, Mando, Abaasa, Obonster, Essiam, Gomoa Enyiresi, Anomasa, Ayelda, Bontrase, Papase, Agona Nkum communities which are within the saline belt are being connected to GWCL Lines in the Central Region.
🔹 rehabilitation and expansion of 151 Small Town Piped Water Systems across the country. Some of the systems that have been rehabilitated are in Vakpo, Taviefe, Akatsi in the Volta region, Mim in the Bono region, Manso Nkwanta, Manso Atwedie Juaben and Seniagya in the Ashanti region.

• Tamale Water Project
• Damango Water Project
• Wenchi Water Project
• 3,393 boreholes

TOILETS

• 150,000 household and institutional toilets constructed
• Population with access to toilet facilities has increased from 14% in 2017 to 21% by 2019.

• Over 5,498 Communities Declared Open Defecation Free

• No Cholera cases recorded since 2017

MARKETS
o construction of 470 market related infrastructure including markets complexes and rural markets
o construction has started on the first phase of the Works of the redevelopment of Mankesim Market Complex and Dome Market.

INDUSTRIALIZATION (Ongoing and Completed)

• 76 IDIF companies in operation
• 107 IDIF companies under construction
• VW car assembly plant has commenced production
• One large scale state of the art WHO GPM certified manufacturing company
• 67 Business Resource Centres established in 67 districts
• 31 Technology solution centres established/upgraded in 31 districts

SPORTS (Ongoing and Completed)
A total of 68 sports infrastructure projects have been undertaken since 2017. These include:

• Construction of ten (10) 5,000 seater Youth and Sports Centres of Excellence in ten regions of the country are at various stages of completion.
• Kaneshie, (Greater Accra)
• Ho (Volta)
• Koforidua (Eastern)
• Axim (Western)
• Nyinahin (Ashanti)
• Dunkwa On-Offin (Central)
• Dormaa (Bono)
• Navrongo (Upper East)
• Yendi (Northern)
• Wa (Upper West)

• The Accra Sports Stadium, which has not been renovated in a decade, has now been renovated;

• Renovation works at the Essipong and the Kumasi Sports Stadia have commenced;

• We have also completed or continuing the construction of at least 29 AstroTurfs in several communities across the country, including Madina, Kyebi, Dompim Pepesa in Tarkwa Nsuem, in Manhyia South, Oda, Walewale, Fadama.

• Construction of a newly designed and funded New Edubiase Sports stadium is ongoing (the initial construction by the NDC was without documentation, design or funding)

SEA DEFENCE (Ongoing and Completed)

• The following sea defence projects were commenced after 2017 and are ongoing:
a. Axim,
b. Amanful Kumah,
c. Komenda,
d. Cape Coast,
e. Elmina, and
f. Anomabu

• The following sea defence projects were ongoing, when we came into office and we have completed them:

• Nkontompo,
• Aboadze,
• Adjoa,
• Blekusu,
• New Takoradi

PORTS AND FISH LANDING SITES (Ongoing and Completed)

• The Takoradi Port Expansion Project is progressing steadily.
• A Multi-Purpose Container Terminal at Takoradi commenced in 2019 and
• Dry Bulk Jetty at Takoradi is completed.

• Construction of Jamestown harbour has also started.

• Construction is ongoing at ten (10) fish landing sites namely :
• Axim, Dixcove, Senya Bereku, Gomoa Fetteh, Moree, Mumford, Teshie, Winneba, Elmina, and Keta.

AIRPORTS (Ongoing and Completed)
g. Construction of Kumasi Airport Phases II and III is 90% complete

h. Rehabilitation of Sunyani Airport is ongoing;

i. Construction of Tamale Airport Phase III is 30% complete

RAILWAYS (Ongoing and Completed)

The railway projects, being undertaken since 2017, include
• the completed rehabilitation of Accra – Tema (30 km),
• Achimota – Nsawam (33 km), and
• Kojokrom – Tarkwa (56 km) narrow gauge lines.
• Construction of the new standard gauge Western Line (Takoradi to Kumasi) has commenced.
• The Kojokrom to Manso section of 22km is ongoing.
• Railway Training School in Sekondi is complete
• Tema- Mpakadan railway line (97km) is ongoing.

SECURITY (Ongoing and Completed)

We have undertaken the largest investment in the security sector for any first term government since 1992

• Forward Operating Naval Base construction ongoing at Ezilinbo, Western region.
• In addition, since 2017, we have provided:
• 740 vehicles and three helicopters to Ghana Police Service.
• 190 vehicles to the Ghana Immigration Service
• 138 operational vehicles for the Ghana Armed Forces
• 73 Police Stations
• 22 Fire Service Stations
• Ghana Army Barracks Regeneration Projects
o 4 blocks of 16 flats – Accra
o 40 (2 bed) units – Tamale
o Barracks roads
o $100m Housing project – Kamina Barracks
o $100m housing project- Bawah Barracks
• Completion of Military Academy Training School (MATS), Teshie
• Expansion of Army Headquarters and Training School – New Ghana Army Headquarters Complex
• Naval Training Command Project
• New Military Cemetery

ENERGY (Ongoing and Completed)

• We started power extension and rural electrification to 3844 communities out of which 2824 communities are fully connected and 1020 are ongoing.

• Reverse Flow for West Africa Gas Pipeline – (Takoradi-Tema) completed

• Relocation of Karpower Barge to Takoradi

o Pokuase Bulk Supply Point (75% complete)
o Kasoa Bulk Supply Point (35% complete)
o Substation at Kanda (31% complete)
o Substation at Legon (31% Complete)

• Payment of GHC12 billion as at June 2020 for power we have not consumed due to power purchase agreements entered into by the NDC government

EDUCATION (Ongoing and Completed)

The infrastructure in the education sector is massive.
• We have undertaken a total of 3,251 infrastructure projects in the education sector. Of these, 1,597 have been completed (including 448 senior high school projects) and 1,654 ongoing.
• 27 E-Blocks completed
• Somanya University (which was inherited) has been completed
• 1,011 Senior High School projects (classrooms, dormitories, libraries, ICT Laboratories, etc.)
• 9 model science senior high schools
• 20 STEM Centers
• Upgrading and Rehabilitation of Polytechnics and Technical Institutes
o Tema Technical Institute
o Ashiaman Technical Institute
o Comboni Technical Institute
o Cape Coast Technical Institute
o Kumasi Technical Institute
o Bawku Technical Institute
o St. Joseph’s Technical Institute
o St. Paul’s Technical Institute
o Bolgatanga Technical Institute
• Construction of new infrastructure (Laboratory, Classrooms, hostels, administrative offices) and refurbishing of existing infrastructure in 34 National Vocational and Technical Institutes (NVTI’s).
• Construction of 2 new vocational training centres for foundry and machining
• Multipurpose Graduate School Complex – KNUST
• Regional Water and Sanitation Centre – KNUST
• 5-Storey Social Science Building Complex – KNUST
• 3-Storey Lecture Theatre for Medical Sciences- KNUST
• 6-Storey Lecture Hall and Office Complex – KNUST
• 6-Storey International Hostel – KNUST
• Library/Science Laboratory Building Complex – KNUST
• 5-Storey Student Hostel – Takoradi Technical University
• 4-Storey SRC Complex – Takoradi Technical University
• 4-Storey Classroom Block and Offices for Faculty – Kumasi Technical University
• 4-Storey Guest House – Accra Technical University
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering Workshop – Accra Technical University
• One-Storey Lecture Hall and Administration Block – UHAS
• 4-Storey 160-bed Hall of Residence – UHAS
• 4-Storey 8 unit 3-bedroom flat – UHAS
• 3 bedroom staff bungalow – UHAS
• 2-Storey School Petroleum Studies Block – UMAT
• Lecture Hall Complex – GIJ
• Science Park Project – Sunyani Technical University
• University Stores Block – Sunyani Technical University
• Renovation of Hotel Catering and Institutional Management Block – Bolgatanga Technical University
• Establishment of Amatrol Teaching and Learning Systems Laboratory
• Renovation of 7 Staff Bungalows – Wa Technical University
• Renovation of 2-Storey Lecture Hall and Classroom complex- Wa Technical University
Electrical Welding Workshop – UEW
• Technical Examination Unit – UEW
• Free WiFi to 722 Senior High schools and 46 Colleges of Education.

HOWEVER, LEYT ME EMPHASIZE, WE ARE NOT ONLY BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE. WE ARE BUILDING A NATION

Other policies implemented include:
1. Planting for Food and Jobs

  1. Response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

a. Additional 24,285 health professionals recruited between March and June 2020
b. $100m preparedness plan
c. Cooked meals for 2.7 million vulnerable people
d. Dry food packages to 470,000 families
e. 50% basic salary allowances for frontline health workers
f. Waiver of income tax on the 50% additional allowances
g. Free water consumption for all Ghanaians
h. Free electricity for life-line consumers
i. 50% electricity discount for non-lifeline consumers
j. GHC750 million soft loan program for the Coronavirus Alleviation Programme Business Support Scheme to support SMEs and Creative Arts
k. GHC2 billion Guarantee Facility to support all large enterprises and job creation
l. Six month moratorium of principal repayments for selected businesses
m. Provision of a syndicated GHC3 billion to support industry, especially in the pharmaceutical, hospitality, service and manufacturing sectors.

  1. The NPP government has abolished 17 taxes including excise duty on petroleum, VAT on financial services, real estate, domestic airline tickets, etc.

  2. The NPP government has reduced import duties by between 30% and 50%.

  3. Implemented Nation Builders Corps (NABCO).

  4. The NPP government has unfrozen public sector recruitment and hired 778,706 people into public sector jobs.

  5. The NPP government has abolished the fees for post graduate medical training

  6. The NPP government has increased the share of the DACF to PWDs by 50%

  7. The NPP government has abolished market tolls for kayayei.

  8. The NPP government has restored Teacher Training Allowances

  9. The NPP government has restored Nursing Training Allowances.

  10. The NPP government has restored Arabic teachers allowances.

  11. The NPP government has doubled the capitation grant.

  12. The NPP government has expanded School Feeding by 78%

  13. The NPP government has expanded LEAP by 53%

  14. The NPP government has absorbed the cost of BECE and WASSCE exam registrations

  15. The NPP government has established the Zongo Development Fund and the Ministry for Inner City and Zongo Development which are addressing the needs of zongo and inner city communities.

  16. The NPP government has rescued the financial system the NDC left on the brink of collapse and spent GHS21 billion to save the deposits of 4.6 million depositors

  17. The government has paid arrears to statutory funds, road contractors, etc.

  18. Implemented the National ID System
  19. Implemented the Digital Property addressing system
  20. Implemented the Mobile Money Interoperability
  21. Implemented the Universal QR Code payment system
  22. Created six new regions
  23. The NPP government implemented Free SHS. 1.2 million children have benefited.

SPOTLIGHT ON SOME ACHIEVEMENTS UNDER NANA-BAWUMIA GOV’T

 

  1. Successful implementation of Free SHS
  2. Implementation of National Digital Property Addressing System
  3. Nation Builders Corps (NABCO)
  4. Interoperability in the banking and mobile payment system
  5. Fight against galamsey
  6. Establiahment of the Office of the special prosecutor
  7. National ID take off
  8. $100 million NEIP fund established
  9. Implementation of paperless port system.
  10. Implementation of Planting for Food and Jobs.
  11. Growth rate from 3.6 (lowest in 23 years) to 8 in 1 year
  12. Restoration of Teacher Trainees Allowances
  13. Restoration of Nursing Trainees Allowances
  14. Reduction of inflation from inherited 15.4% to 9.6%.
  15. Reduction of Policy Rate of Bank of Ghana from inherited 26.5% to current 17%.
  16. Commencement of 1 District 1 Factory and 1 District, 1 Warehouse.
  17. GDP from 167 billion to 206 billion
  18. Reduction of electricity bills
  19. Reduction of budget deficit from 9.3% to about 6%
  20. Reduction of debt to GDP ratio from 73% to 69%
  21. Introduction of the Tax Stamp policy to increase revenue
  22. Ongoing construction of Youth Resource Centres (including stadia) in the 10 regions.
    23.1, 960,404 jobs created
  23. Abolishing of several taxes
  24. Gross International Reserves increased to US$7.4B i.e. 4.1x of import cover.
  25. 10 year Cashew Development Plan
  26. Payment of moneys owed Road Contractors and NHIS Service Providers
  27. Take-off of $1.2 billion Marine Drive Tourism and Investment Project.
  28. Implementation of Processes Leading to the Creation of New Regions
  29. Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Service and TVET Council to drive Technical education
  30. Digitalization of Registrar General’s department
  31. Operationalisation of the Accra Digital Centre
  32. Implementation of Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme (IPEP), under which MSDI is actively constructing the following
    a. 570 Small Dam’s and Dugouts projects under the One Village One Dam Initaitive across the three Northern regions
    b. Fifty (50) 1,000 metric tonnes prefabricated Warehouses across the country – under One District One Warehouse Initaitives
    c. 1,000 Community-based Solor Powered Mechanised Water System across the 275 constituencies
    d. 1,000 ten seater institutional Water closet facility in each of the 275 constituency
  33. Establishment of Northern Development Authority; Middle Belt Development Authority and Coastal Development Authority
  34. Establishment of Northern Development Authority; Middle Belt Development Authority and Coastal Development Authority
  35. construction of 80 bed hospital at Buipe in Northern region
  36. Construction of Pokuasi interchange
  37. Construction of 320 3 bed n 2 bed room houses for police men
    with additional unprecedented 10000 houses for police to be constructed as part of China Ghana bauxite barter trade negotiated by Bawumia.
  38. Construction of kumasi town roads
    a. 2.5 km asphalt from Tech-Anloga Junction
    b. 12.5km asphalt relay from anloga junction to airport roundabout.
    c. Dualization of the road from sofoline interchange through santasi roundabout to ahodwo roundabout
    d. Bantams road through to manhyia
    e. 7km dualization of Ahinsan to Lake road.
  39. Construction of Mampong town roads
    including mampong to kofiase road.
  40. Construction of PTC interchange at Takoradi.
  41. Construction of over 1000 housing estate Oyokokrom to be name after President Kuffour.
  42. Construction of emergency maternity block at Komfo Anokye teaching hospital.
  43. Construction of Kumasi airport second phase
  44. Construction of Takoradi port second phase
    45.Sofoline interchange to be completed after 8 year of slow construction.
  45. Completed the Ho airport
  46. Construction of Tema motorway road n interchange
  47. Construction of eastern region town roads.
  48. Construction of a 2000 capacity prison
    camp at Ejura
  49. Construction of 2000 capacity hostel for kayayei at sepe Buokrom
  50. Construction of 5 district hospitals in western region at Bogoso, nsueam, Axim, Mpohor and Akotombra
  51. Construction of district hospital at nkoranza
  52. Construction of administrative block for Asunafo North district Assembly.
  53. Massive Road development for western region.
    a. Tarring of Takoradi roads
    b. Benchemaa- nkwanta-
    oseikojokrom road
    c. wiawso-amfie-aboboya road
    d. Asafo Acheachen road
    e. Datano-Ahokwa-suhenso road
    f. kessekrom-Adiembra road
    g. Panakro-Futa road
    h. Asankragwa-Fordjour road
    I. Kojina-Chirano-Akati road
    J. Kejibir-mpohor road
  54. Construction of a national Cathedral underway.
    56.100 vehicles for police service
  55. Construction of 99 ultra modern bridges across the ten regions.
  56. Revamping of railways sector, tema to accra free train.
  57. 275 Ambulances for each constituency
  58. 73 factories in various stages of completion under 1D1f.
  59. Construction of railway training school and a workshop at Essikado.
  60. Reduction of import duties by 50% and vehicle import duties by 30%
  61. Ghana’s first independence celebration out side of Accra.
    64.No More IMF bailout

 

NPP Projects

  1. The NPP in its first term has undertaken more infrastructure projects than any other Government in its first term in the Fourth Republic. The latest data shows that in total, we have undertaken 18,891 projects, completed 10,153 and have 8,738 ongoing. The details of these projects can be found at the delivery tracker portal:

www.deliverytracker.gov.gh

  1. The infrastructure projects across all sectors can be found in all 260 districts in the country. Some of the projects include:

Road Infrastructure (Ongoing and Completed)

• 751 km of Asphaltic Overlay (largest in history)
• Tema Interchange
• Tamale Interchange
• Pokuase Interchange
• PTC Interchange, Takoradi
• Obetsebi-Lamptey interchange
• 79 steel, concrete, and footbridges across the country.
46 of them are completed.
• 46 cocoa road projects completed since 2017
• Bimbilla -Salaga road
• Gushegu- Nalerigu road
• Nakpayili-Wulensi-Kpandai
• Hohoe-Jasikan-Dodopepesu
• Kpando-Nkonya-Worawora
• Nandi Junction-Doedokope
• Krachi-Banda
• Dambai Town roads
• Rehabilitation of selected roads in Agbogbloshie – main road and links
• Reconstruction of Otano Junction to School junction Adjiriganor
• Rehabilitation of Old Fadama Area Reads
• Asphaltic overlay works of selected roads in Adentan Municipality
• Asphaltic Overlay works of selected roads in Okaikwei North Municipality
• Asphaltic Overlay of selected roads in Ablekuma West Municipal Assembly
• Bunkpurugu-Nalerigu-Nakpanduri-Binde road
• Nalerigu-Gbintiri road
• Yagaba-Mankragu road
• Wulugu-Wiase road
• Chereponi Town Roads
• Bunkuprugu Town Roads
• Nalerigu Town Roads
• Walewale Town Roads
• Kete-Krachi Town Roads
• Nkonya – Kwamikrom Road
• Worawora – Jasikan Road
• Kumasi Inner City Roads
• Cape Coast Inner City roads
• Sunyani Inner City roads
• Prestea Inner City Roads
• Accra Inner City Roads
• La Beach Road
• Dualization of Ho Main Road
• Obeyeyie-Amrahia-Ablekuma road
• Dormaa Town roads
• Atebubu town roads
• Atebubu-Kwame-Danso
• Akim-Oda-Ofoasekuma
• Sampa-Jinini
• Bawjiase-Swedru
• Osiem-Begoro
• Anwiankwanta – Obuasi
• Mampong – Kofiase
• Nsuta – Beposo
• Benchimaa – Adjoafua
• Bolga-Bawku – Polmankon
• Bolga – Naaga
• Lawra – Hamile
• Akrodie – Sayereso
• Tepa – Bomaa
• Hwidiem Town Roads
• Kenyasi Town roads
• Mim Town Roads
• Bechem Town roads
• Cape Coast – Twifo Praso
• Mankessim-Ayeldo-Abura
• Dunkwa-Awisem
• Dunkwa Town Roads
• Bridge over river Pra
• Akontombra-Wiawso
• Akontombra-Boadi
• Juaboso-Dadieso
• Juaboso Town Roads
• Daboya – Makarigu roads
• Essan/Debiso Town roads
• Enchi-Elubo

AGRICULTURE (Ongoing and Completed)
• 439 small earth dams (one village one dam) – 375 complete
• 19 irrigation projects
• Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam
• 80 1000MT warehouses (one district one warehouse)
• 100 Green houses and three Greenhouse Training Centres with commercial components, at Dawhenya, Akumadan, and Bawjiase constructed.

HEALTH (Ongoing and Completed)

• 439 CHPS compounds
• 55 maternity blocks
• 69 Clinics
• Out of 30 health infrastructure projects inherited by the NPP, we have completed 16 of them including 10 polyclinics and 2 district hospitals. There is also ongoing construction of another 9 district hospitals.
• District hospitals starting at Dronbonso, Twedie, Manso Nkwanta, Sobronum, Jumapo, Adukrom, Chiase Kwabeng, Anyinam
• 600 bed regional hospital in Koforidua
• 500 bed military hospital in Afari
• Children and Maternity block at KATH
• Rehabilitation of Tetteh Quarshie, Kibi, and Atibie hospitals
• First ever Infectious disease center – Kwabenya
• Zipline Drone Center – Omenako
• Zipline Drone Center – Walewale
• Zipline Drone Center – Mampong
• Zipline Drone Center – Sefwi Wiawso
• 307 well-equipped state of the art ambulances

WATER AND SANITATION (Ongoing and Completed)

• Greater Accra Metropolitan Water and Sanitation Project
Beneficiary Communities:
o Teshie, Nungua, Glefe, Gbegbeyise, Mamponse, Chorkor, Manmomo, Asofaa, Adjei Kojo, Nii Boye Town, Fafraha, Ogbojo East (Zieyong), Otanor, Tetegu, Ashaley Botwe, Zenu, Katamanso (New Legon), Taifa, Sarpeiman, Gbetsile, Ngleshie Amanfro, New Lakpana, Zignishore, Ablekuma township, Olebu township, Dome Kwabenya, Pokuase, La Nkwantanang and other areas
o
• Upper East Water Project
o Bolgatanga, Navrongo, Bongo, Zuarungu, Gia, Paga, and communities along the pipeline routes.

Sustainable Rural Water Supply Project
Water Supply Systems constructed at:
🔹 Bronsanko, Asiri, Jankufa, Prang, Dotobaa in the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regions.
🔹 Walewale, Gambaga, Nalerigu, Gushiegu, Saboba, Chereponi, Yapei towns within the Northern, North East and Savannah Regions
🔹 Asempane-ye and Oseikojo-krom Water systems in the Western and Western North Regions
🔹 Rehabilitation of the Lambussie, Hamile/ Happa Water Systems
🔹 250 No. Boreholes under construction at Daffiama-Bussie, Lawra, Sissala West, Nandom, and Jirapa Districts all in the Upper West Region.
🔹 Drilling of 30no. boreholes for the development of 7no. systems in fluoride prone communities in Bongo in the Upper East Region
🔹 Essarkyir, Mando, Abaasa, Obonster, Essiam, Gomoa Enyiresi, Anomasa, Ayelda, Bontrase, Papase, Agona Nkum communities which are within the saline belt are being connected to GWCL Lines in the Central Region.
🔹 rehabilitation and expansion of 151 Small Town Piped Water Systems across the country. Some of the systems that have been rehabilitated are in Vakpo, Taviefe, Akatsi in the Volta region, Mim in the Bono region, Manso Nkwanta, Manso Atwedie Juaben and Seniagya in the Ashanti region.

• Tamale Water Project
• Damango Water Project
• Wenchi Water Project
• 3,393 boreholes

TOILETS

• 150,000 household and institutional toilets constructed
• Population with access to toilet facilities has increased from 14% in 2017 to 21% by 2019.

• Over 5,498 Communities Declared Open Defecation Free

• No Cholera cases recorded since 2017

MARKETS
o construction of 470 market related infrastructure including markets complexes and rural markets
o construction has started on the first phase of the Works of the redevelopment of Mankesim Market Complex and Dome Market.

INDUSTRIALIZATION (Ongoing and Completed)

• 76 IDIF companies in operation
• 107 IDIF companies under construction
• VW car assembly plant has commenced production
• One large scale state of the art WHO GPM certified manufacturing company
• 67 Business Resource Centres established in 67 districts
• 31 Technology solution centres established/upgraded in 31 districts

SPORTS (Ongoing and Completed)
A total of 68 sports infrastructure projects have been undertaken since 2017. These include:

• Construction of ten (10) 5,000 seater Youth and Sports Centres of Excellence in ten regions of the country are at various stages of completion.
• Kaneshie, (Greater Accra)
• Ho (Volta)
• Koforidua (Eastern)
• Axim (Western)
• Nyinahin (Ashanti)
• Dunkwa On-Offin (Central)
• Dormaa (Bono)
• Navrongo (Upper East)
• Yendi (Northern)
• Wa (Upper West)

• The Accra Sports Stadium, which has not been renovated in a decade, has now been renovated;

• Renovation works at the Essipong and the Kumasi Sports Stadia have commenced;

• We have also completed or continuing the construction of at least 29 AstroTurfs in several communities across the country, including Madina, Kyebi, Dompim Pepesa in Tarkwa Nsuem, in Manhyia South, Oda, Walewale, Fadama.

• Construction of a newly designed and funded New Edubiase Sports stadium is ongoing (the initial construction by the NDC was without documentation, design or funding)

SEA DEFENCE (Ongoing and Completed)

• The following sea defence projects were commenced after 2017 and are ongoing:
a. Axim,
b. Amanful Kumah,
c. Komenda,
d. Cape Coast,
e. Elmina, and
f. Anomabu

• The following sea defence projects were ongoing, when we came into office and we have completed them:

• Nkontompo,
• Aboadze,
• Adjoa,
• Blekusu,
• New Takoradi

PORTS AND FISH LANDING SITES (Ongoing and Completed)

• The Takoradi Port Expansion Project is progressing steadily.
• A Multi-Purpose Container Terminal at Takoradi commenced in 2019 and
• Dry Bulk Jetty at Takoradi is completed.

• Construction of Jamestown harbour has also started.

• Construction is ongoing at ten (10) fish landing sites namely :
• Axim, Dixcove, Senya Bereku, Gomoa Fetteh, Moree, Mumford, Teshie, Winneba, Elmina, and Keta.

AIRPORTS (Ongoing and Completed)
g. Construction of Kumasi Airport Phases II and III is 90% complete

h. Rehabilitation of Sunyani Airport is ongoing;

i. Construction of Tamale Airport Phase III is 30% complete

RAILWAYS (Ongoing and Completed)

The railway projects, being undertaken since 2017, include
• the completed rehabilitation of Accra – Tema (30 km),
• Achimota – Nsawam (33 km), and
• Kojokrom – Tarkwa (56 km) narrow gauge lines.
• Construction of the new standard gauge Western Line (Takoradi to Kumasi) has commenced.
• The Kojokrom to Manso section of 22km is ongoing.
• Railway Training School in Sekondi is complete
• Tema- Mpakadan railway line (97km) is ongoing.

SECURITY (Ongoing and Completed)

We have undertaken the largest investment in the security sector for any first term government since 1992

• Forward Operating Naval Base construction ongoing at Ezilinbo, Western region.
• In addition, since 2017, we have provided:
• 740 vehicles and three helicopters to Ghana Police Service.
• 190 vehicles to the Ghana Immigration Service
• 138 operational vehicles for the Ghana Armed Forces
• 73 Police Stations
• 22 Fire Service Stations
• Ghana Army Barracks Regeneration Projects
o 4 blocks of 16 flats – Accra
o 40 (2 bed) units – Tamale
o Barracks roads
o $100m Housing project – Kamina Barracks
o $100m housing project- Bawah Barracks
• Completion of Military Academy Training School (MATS), Teshie
• Expansion of Army Headquarters and Training School – New Ghana Army Headquarters Complex
• Naval Training Command Project
• New Military Cemetery

ENERGY (Ongoing and Completed)

• We started power extension and rural electrification to 3844 communities out of which 2824 communities are fully connected and 1020 are ongoing.

• Reverse Flow for West Africa Gas Pipeline – (Takoradi-Tema) completed

• Relocation of Karpower Barge to Takoradi

o Pokuase Bulk Supply Point (75% complete)
o Kasoa Bulk Supply Point (35% complete)
o Substation at Kanda (31% complete)
o Substation at Legon (31% Complete)

• Payment of GHC12 billion as at June 2020 for power we have not consumed due to power purchase agreements entered into by the NDC government

EDUCATION (Ongoing and Completed)

The infrastructure in the education sector is massive.
• We have undertaken a total of 3,251 infrastructure projects in the education sector. Of these, 1,597 have been completed (including 448 senior high school projects) and 1,654 ongoing.
• 27 E-Blocks completed
• Somanya University (which was inherited) has been completed
• 1,011 Senior High School projects (classrooms, dormitories, libraries, ICT Laboratories, etc.)
• 9 model science senior high schools
• 20 STEM Centers
• Upgrading and Rehabilitation of Polytechnics and Technical Institutes
o Tema Technical Institute
o Ashiaman Technical Institute
o Comboni Technical Institute
o Cape Coast Technical Institute
o Kumasi Technical Institute
o Bawku Technical Institute
o St. Joseph’s Technical Institute
o St. Paul’s Technical Institute
o Bolgatanga Technical Institute
• Construction of new infrastructure (Laboratory, Classrooms, hostels, administrative offices) and refurbishing of existing infrastructure in 34 National Vocational and Technical Institutes (NVTI’s).
• Construction of 2 new vocational training centres for foundry and machining
• Multipurpose Graduate School Complex – KNUST
• Regional Water and Sanitation Centre – KNUST
• 5-Storey Social Science Building Complex – KNUST
• 3-Storey Lecture Theatre for Medical Sciences- KNUST
• 6-Storey Lecture Hall and Office Complex – KNUST
• 6-Storey International Hostel – KNUST
• Library/Science Laboratory Building Complex – KNUST
• 5-Storey Student Hostel – Takoradi Technical University
• 4-Storey SRC Complex – Takoradi Technical University
• 4-Storey Classroom Block and Offices for Faculty – Kumasi Technical University
• 4-Storey Guest House – Accra Technical University
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering Workshop – Accra Technical University
• One-Storey Lecture Hall and Administration Block – UHAS
• 4-Storey 160-bed Hall of Residence – UHAS
• 4-Storey 8 unit 3-bedroom flat – UHAS
• 3 bedroom staff bungalow – UHAS
• 2-Storey School Petroleum Studies Block – UMAT
• Lecture Hall Complex – GIJ
• Science Park Project – Sunyani Technical University
• University Stores Block – Sunyani Technical University
• Renovation of Hotel Catering and Institutional Management Block – Bolgatanga Technical University
• Establishment of Amatrol Teaching and Learning Systems Laboratory
• Renovation of 7 Staff Bungalows – Wa Technical University
• Renovation of 2-Storey Lecture Hall and Classroom complex- Wa Technical University
Electrical Welding Workshop – UEW
• Technical Examination Unit – UEW
• Free WiFi to 722 Senior High schools and 46 Colleges of Education.

HOWEVER, LEYT ME EMPHASIZE, WE ARE NOT ONLY BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE. WE ARE BUILDING A NATION

Other policies implemented include:
1. Planting for Food and Jobs

  1. Response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

a. Additional 24,285 health professionals recruited between March and June 2020
b. $100m preparedness plan
c. Cooked meals for 2.7 million vulnerable people
d. Dry food packages to 470,000 families
e. 50% basic salary allowances for frontline health workers
f. Waiver of income tax on the 50% additional allowances
g. Free water consumption for all Ghanaians
h. Free electricity for life-line consumers
i. 50% electricity discount for non-lifeline consumers
j. GHC750 million soft loan program for the Coronavirus Alleviation Programme Business Support Scheme to support SMEs and Creative Arts
k. GHC2 billion Guarantee Facility to support all large enterprises and job creation
l. Six month moratorium of principal repayments for selected businesses
m. Provision of a syndicated GHC3 billion to support industry, especially in the pharmaceutical, hospitality, service and manufacturing sectors.

  1. The NPP government has abolished 17 taxes including excise duty on petroleum, VAT on financial services, real estate, domestic airline tickets, etc.

  2. The NPP government has reduced import duties by between 30% and 50%.

  3. Implemented Nation Builders Corps (NABCO).

  4. The NPP government has unfrozen public sector recruitment and hired 778,706 people into public sector jobs.

  5. The NPP government has abolished the fees for post graduate medical training

  6. The NPP government has increased the share of the DACF to PWDs by 50%

  7. The NPP government has abolished market tolls for kayayei.

  8. The NPP government has restored Teacher Training Allowances

  9. The NPP government has restored Nursing Training Allowances.

  10. The NPP government has restored Arabic teachers allowances.

  11. The NPP government has doubled the capitation grant.

  12. The NPP government has expanded School Feeding by 78%

  13. The NPP government has expanded LEAP by 53%

  14. The NPP government has absorbed the cost of BECE and WASSCE exam registrations

  15. The NPP government has established the Zongo Development Fund and the Ministry for Inner City and Zongo Development which are addressing the needs of zongo and inner city communities.

  16. The NPP government has rescued the financial system the NDC left on the brink of collapse and spent GHS21 billion to save the deposits of 4.6 million depositors

  17. The government has paid arrears to statutory funds, road contractors, etc.

  18. Implemented the National ID System
  19. Implemented the Digital Property addressing system
  20. Implemented the Mobile Money Interoperability
  21. Implemented the Universal QR Code payment system
  22. Created six new regions
  23. The NPP government implemented Free SHS. 1.2 million children have benefited.
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