Foreign Minister secures $30 million grant from China to construct modern market in Aflao
Foreign Minister, Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has secured a $30 million grant from China to construct a modern market in Aflao.
According to Hon. Okudzeto, this is one of the promises H.E John Dramani Mahama 2024 gave during his 2024 campaign to the people of Aflao.
“The agreement was signed on July 7, 2025, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the Chinese Ambassador, H.E. Tong Defa, signing on behalf of China. A similar grant funded the Kotokuraba Market under the Mills/Mahama administration”, Hon. Okudzeto Ablakwa stated.
He went on to to state that “On the express instructions of President John Mahama, the funds will be used to construct a modern market in Aflao consistent with his promise during the 2024 electioneering campaign.”
Flashing back on the track record of modern markets build by President Mahama, Hon. Okudzeto indicated that “A similar grant amount from China was used to construct the impressive Kotokuraba market in Cape Coast during the Mills/Mahama era.”
“I signed on behalf of the Government of Ghana and the Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, His Excellency Tong Defa signed for the Chinese Government,” Okudzeto disclosed.
Forecasting the future of the new development to boost economic activities in the Volta Region through linking markets, he stated
“The new befitting modern Aflao market is expected to boost economic activity, link the Ho and Lome markets and improve livelihoods in an enclave which is a major West African trading hub,”
SOURCE: Coverghana.com.gh
