President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E. Nana Akufo Dankwa Akufo- Addo will, on Wednesday, August 19, 2020, cut the sod for the construction of the operational headquarters of the country’s national oil company, GNPC, in Takoradi in the Western Region.
President Akufo-Addo, when he was the flag-bearer of the then opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), promised to relocate the headquarters of GNPC to the Western Region, the oil region of the country.
Currently, GNPC has its headquarters located in Tema, Ghana’s industrial hub.
During his ‘Thank You’ tour of the Western Region in 2017, President Akufo-Addo promised the chiefs and people of the region that all his campaign promises would be fulfilled.
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“We are going to relocate the headquarters of GNPC to this region. Pledges of ‘one district; one factory’ is going to happen live, modernisation of the Takoradi Harbour is going to be done.
Construction of an Accident and Emergency Centre in Takoradi is on the plan,” he assured the people.
President Akufo-Addo is starting a five-day tour of the Western and Central Regions from Tuesday, August 18, 2020.
Source: www.energynewsafrica.com