The reconstruction of Kumasi International Airport is expected to be finished and fully operational by May of this year, according to President Akufo-Addo.
On Tuesday, February 27, 2024, the President gave the State of the Nation Address in Parliament.
According to him, the airport, which has a 98% completion rate, would be an essential hub for trade, tourism, and regional connectivity in the Ashanti Region and beyond once it is open.
According to him, the government’s focus on completing the airport is an example of its intention to establish the nation as the leader in African aviation.
“Mr. Speaker, we are committed to concluding the external debt restructuring process as soon as possible, so we can move past the crisis. This will enable us to substantially complete projects that have been constrained due to financial challenges. In the meantime, some of the priority projects have been transferred onto the GOG budget within the same fiscal space to ensure their completion.
This will enable the Kumasi International Airport, which is some ninety-eight (98%) complete, to be completed by May. Other projects like the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) Maternity Block in Kumasi, the Takoradi Interchange, the Obetsebi-Lamptey Interchange in Accra, the University of Environment and Sustainable Development Project at Bunso in the Eastern Region, phase two of the construction of roads in Tamale, and the construction of the eighty-four-kilometre (84km) railway line between Tema and Akosombo, would also be completed.”
