President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday officially launched the Ghana Infrastructure Plan (GIP)\u00a0a comprehensive, long-term national framework designed to fast-track development, close regional disparities, and promote inclusive growth across the country.<\/p>\n
The launch event, held at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Accra, introduced what the President described as a \u201cone-state planning model\u201d<\/em>\u00a0a unified approach to ensure that every region benefits equitably from Ghana\u2019s development agenda.<\/p>\n \u201cThis new approach aligns our infrastructure development with our government\u2019s Big Push agenda, the African Union\u2019s Agenda 2063, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals,\u201d President Mahama said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n He emphasized that the GIP, themed \u201cThe GIP: Foundation of Ghana\u2019s Long-Term National Development,\u201d<\/em> will serve as a cornerstone for Ghana\u2019s transformation into a modern, equitable, and high-income nation by 2057.<\/p>\n Highlighting long-standing inequalities in infrastructure investment, the President called for urgent measures to redirect economic activity beyond the capital.<\/p>\n \u201cEvery industry is in Accra, and all foreign direct investment is coming into Accra,\u201d he noted. \u201cThe incentives given to rebalance development have not been very effective. That\u2019s why we are proposing an agricultural pact for the northern part of the country to redirect investors, create jobs, and open up opportunities for young people where they live.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n President Mahama explained that the GIP operationalizes government\u2019s infrastructure agenda, driving high-impact projects and completing delayed or abandoned works in accordance with Article 35(7) of the 1992 Constitution.<\/p>\n He also announced plans to revitalize the Government Infrastructure Investment Fund, ensuring sustainable financing for commercially viable infrastructure projects capable of generating thousands of new jobs.<\/p>\n \u201cToday, we reaffirm this provision as the essential framework of national transformation,\u201d the President declared. \u201cI officially launch the Ghana Infrastructure Plan, not as a new idea, but as a renewed commitment to the promise of sustainable and inclusive development for all Ghanaians.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Developed by the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), the Ghana Infrastructure Plan provides a coordinated 30-year roadmap (2018\u20132047) focusing on key sectors including energy, transport, water and sanitation, housing, ICT, and construction industry development.<\/p>\n First drafted in 2016 and finalized in 2019, the GIP forms the infrastructure pillar of Ghana\u2019s Long-Term National Development Plan (2018\u20132057), which aims to propel the nation toward high-income status by 2057.<\/p>\n The initiative marks a defining step in Ghana\u2019s long-term strategy to ensure that infrastructure development becomes not just a tool for growth, but a pathway toward equity, resilience, and national unity.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday officially launched the Ghana Infrastructure Plan (GIP)\u00a0a comprehensive, long-term national framework designed to fast-track development, close regional disparities, and promote inclusive growth across the country. The launch event, held at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Accra, introduced what the President described as a \u201cone-state planning model\u201d\u00a0a unified<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"twitter_1160854738579181570_1160854738579181570":"","facebook_3558452337540614_100649324928663":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[291,2070,285,2069,2068,2062,2066,2063,2065,2064,2067,2071],"class_list":{"0":"post-14338","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-africa","8":"tag-accra","9":"tag-agenda-2063","10":"tag-amnewsworld","11":"tag-big-push-agenda","12":"tag-economic-growth","13":"tag-ghana-infrastructure-plan","14":"tag-infrastructure-development","15":"tag-john-dramani-mahama","16":"tag-long-term-national-development-plan","17":"tag-national-development-planning-commission","18":"tag-regional-balance","19":"tag-sdgs"},"yoast_head":"\n\n
Correcting Development Imbalance<\/h3>\n
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Operationalizing Ghana\u2019s Infrastructure Agenda<\/h3>\n
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A Roadmap for the Future<\/h3>\n