PROJECTS WESTERN REGION SHOULD EXPECT IN 2020-MINISTER

The Minister for Western region, Kobby Okyere Darko Mensah , yesterday met the press at the residency forecourt of the Western Regional Co-ordinating Council where he took a retrospective look at the activities of 2019 and made projection in 2020

Speaking about his plans for 2020, h e outlined planned projects expected to be executed in the year 2020.

Evaluate the 2019 state of the Nation
Address and Budget statement and Economic Policy of Government and also access
the projects and programmes contained in the 2020 state of nation Address as well as the budget statement and Economic
Policy of Government for the 2020
financial Year;
Host the Head of state Award for the
silver and Bronze Categories in March, 2020. The ceremony will see 500 young
people recorgnised for their efforts in community Services skills and interest, physical recreation
and expedition
Modernisation Takoradi Market Circle;
Fisheries: For us in this Region, the
Fisheries Sector is an added advantage where records show that we produce not less
than 50 per cent of fish landed annually in the country. Tuna processing
factory expected to be constructed this year. I wish to commend our fisher folk
for their co-operation which made this year’s fishing closed season a success.
I am happy that the fisheries Commission orgnanised a durbar on the ‘‘closed
season’’ which helped in achieving great success
The first ever gold Expo dubbed ‘‘2020
Gold Expo’’ to be held in March 2020 at the best Western Plus Atlantic Hotel,
Takoradi. This event is a strategic initiative that seeks to create a synergy among stakeholders
as well us build proper structures to bring transparency in the Gold Trade;
Investment forum of Western Region to
be organized
Skill training for staff of WRCC AND modernization
of WRCC operations;
Partnership with the Takoradi
University on the installation of traffic lights in the Sekondi – Takoradi Metropolis;
Facilitate the production of marketing
and business plans and bankable projects by MMDAs to attract investment;
A fertilizer processing Facility is to
be put up in the Jomoro Municipality;
Expected to be re-constructed this year
in the Achirenyi- Egyam Road in the Ahanta West Municipality;
Spearhead the construction of Takoradi International
Airport at Kajebril in the Ahanta West Municipality
The Aiport is expected to provide a
direct link with the West African Sub- regional and global market
Pursue the upgrade of the Effia-
Nkwanta Hospital in a research Hospital ‘
Facilitate the siting of the operation
Headquarters of the GNPC in Takoradi and
Redevelopment of Virgin island in the
region