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In a highly anticipated encounter with the media at the Jubilee House on Wednesday, September 10, President John Dramani Mahama presented a comprehensive account of his administration's achievements since taking office in January.
Breaking down his progress, the President detailed a list of initiatives, projects, and reforms he says have been successfully implemented.
The briefing, which lasted over two hours, was a direct effort to address the public on his government's performance and vision, covering a wide range of topics from economic stability and infrastructure development to social interventions and governance reforms.
Joy FM's Kojo Akoto Boateng summarises the completed initiatives into 23 key points from the President's answers after hours of grilling by journalists:
• Slashed nuisance taxes and rescued the power sector, averting an energy crisis.
• Lowered exchange rate, eased business burden, reduced cost of living, inflation dropped to a four-year low.
• Made the highest allocation to basic education in nearly 5 years.
• Released funds for health insurance scheme, steady medical supplies, launched Ghana Medical Trust Fund.
• Launched No-Fee Stress Policy refunding fees to 120,000 first-year university students.
• Implemented free tertiary education for persons with disabilities.
• Allocated 50 million Cedis to Ghana National Research Fund to empower local researchers.
• Distributed over 6 million sanitary pads to school girls to combat period poverty.
• Maintained and strengthened the Free SHS policy with the highest budget ever.
• Increased national health budget by 13.4%, NHIS funding increased by 66%.
• Filled gap left by withdrawal of $156 million U.S. aid in malaria, HIV/AIDS, and child health.
• Began investment of over 2 billion Cedis in health infrastructure (hospitals, clinics).
• Inflation reduced from 23.8% to 11.5% between Dec 2024 and July 2025.
• Secured an upgrade in Ghana’s credit rating from junk to B- by S&P.
• Established National Anti-Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat, seized hundreds of illegal mining machines and equipment.
• Recovered 9 forest reserves from illegal mining and repossessed those previously under armed groups.
• Increased district assemblies’ direct funding from about 40% to 80%.
• Released statutory funds for NHIS, GetFund, Free SHS fully.
• Registered and fitted tracking devices to over 1,000 earth-moving equipment to monitor mining imports.
• Launched code of conduct for public officials and initiated anti-corruption prosecutions with over 200 cases active.
• Declared commerciality of Eban Akuma oil and gas discoveries, approved a second gas processing plant.
• Avoided looming DUMSO electricity crisis, power supply stable.
• Supported local assemblies with funds for health, education, boreholes, sanitation, markets.
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