Story By: Akua Oteng Amponsah
President John Dramani Mahama has expressed gratitude to the people of the Ashanti Region for their role in his 2024 electoral victory and has promised to transform the region through a sweeping infrastructure agenda.
Speaking at a grand durbar in Kumasi, Mahama described his return as a moment of humility and shared purpose. “I will complete all projects started by immediate and former presidents,” he assured.
The President highlighted the symbolic significance of the Ashanti Region’s contribution to his victory, noting that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) secured 7 parliamentary seats and 34.45% of the presidential votes in a region historically regarded as an opposition stronghold.
Mahama praised the region’s traditional leaders, youth, women, party executives, polling agents, and volunteers for their role in the campaign. “You are custodians of our culture and conscience,” he said, expressing gratitude to the traditional leaders for their moral guidance and counsel.
The President lamented the visible neglect and infrastructural decay in Ashanti, citing the abandoned military hospital and stalled Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital projects as examples. “No viable project will be abandoned under my administration, regardless of who started it,” he declared.
Mahama listed several ongoing projects to be completed in the region, including the Kejetia/Kumasi Central Market Phase II Project, which is expected to be opened next year.
