President John Dramani Mahama has announced a wide-ranging development agenda aimed at improving living conditions in Zongo communities across Ghana, with a strong focus on roads, education, sanitation, healthcare, and economic empowerment.
Speaking at the National Eid al-Adha celebrations held at the Black Star Square in Accra, the President said government is preparing to roll out infrastructure projects designed to address long-standing challenges in densely populated urban settlements.
He revealed that several road construction and rehabilitation projects will soon begin in various Zongo communities, as part of efforts to improve mobility and access to essential services.
“We are determined to improve infrastructure, sanitation, education, healthcare and economic opportunities across all Zongos in Ghana,” he stated.
On education, President Mahama said government plans to expand access to secondary education through the construction of new Community Day STEM schools. He explained that these schools will be sited within communities to reduce the distance students travel and to improve access to quality learning.
“So where we have dense Zongo communities or dense urban populations, we’ll put a modern Community Day E-block STEM secondary school in the community so that the children don’t have to travel far away,” he said.
He also expressed appreciation to the Council of Zongo Chiefs for providing land for some of the projects, describing their cooperation as crucial to government’s implementation efforts.
On economic empowerment, President Mahama said government is operationalising the Zongo Development Fund and other related initiatives to support small businesses, particularly traders and informal sector operators. He noted that the programme would help expand access to credit for women engaged in small-scale trading.
“This will give small credit to our mothers and sisters,” he added.
