{"id":6229,"date":"2024-05-30T10:46:12","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T10:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=6229"},"modified":"2024-05-30T10:46:14","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T10:46:14","slug":"mahama-eyes-new-city-to-deal-with-accras-congestion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=6229","title":{"rendered":"Mahama eyes new city to deal with Accra\u2019s congestion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2024 flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has unveiled plans to establish a new administrative city outside the Greater Accra Region.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This initiative aims to speed up government services and address the severe congestion in the capital.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The congestion has hindered business growth and disrupted the smooth delivery of government services, despite the country\u2019s decentralisation efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a meeting with the European Union Ambassador and the EU Chamber of Commerce on May 28, 2024, Mr Mahama emphasised the necessity of this project.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He pointed out that the overcrowding in Accra has become a significant obstacle to economic development and efficient governance. The new city is envisioned as a long-term solution to these pressing issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-6fdee762d80d704418e955ea3c216720 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:400px; height:400px; max-height:400px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lm5Lo2c07kE?feature=oembed&color=red&rel=0&controls=1&start=&end=&fs=0&iv_load_policy=0&autoplay=0&mute=0&modestbranding=0&cc_load_policy=1&playsinline=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen referrerpolicy=\"origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr Mahama stated that his next administration would prioritise the planning, design, and feasibility studies required for this ambitious project.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The undertaking is expected to span 20 years, reflecting the comprehensive and forward-thinking approach needed to ensure its success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe will commence a feasibility study with a plan to construct a new city. Accra is grid- locked, and the time has arrived for us to relocate certain parts of the government services from Accra.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAccra will remain the capital, but we will transfer a portion of it elsewhere. There is already available land on the Accra Plains and opposite the bank of the Volta Lake.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Moreover, we are establishing a port terminal in Mpakadan to transport cargo to the northern part of the country.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2024 flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has unveiled plans to establish a new administrative city outside the Greater Accra Region.&nbsp; This initiative aims to speed up government services and address the severe congestion in the capital.&nbsp; The congestion has hindered business growth and disrupted the smooth delivery of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6230,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[1619,1544,2146,1256],"class_list":["post-6229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-news","tag-accra","tag-govenment","tag-gridlock","tag-mahama"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6229"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6229\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6231,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6229\/revisions\/6231"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}