President John Mahama has announced plans to establish a new city outside Accra to ease the growing congestion.
This will help create a new growth pole and create hundreds of thousands of jobs during the construction phase and after completion.
The President earlier disclosed this plan ahead of the 2024 election during a meeting with the European Union Ambassador and the EU Chamber of Commerce.
While Accra remains the capital, he asserted that the time has come to decongest it by relocating some of the government ministries, departments, agencies and financial institutions.
Mr Mahama believes a future city could straddle three regions, including Greater Accra, Eastern and Volta Regions and would be close to the Volta Lake with abundant water.
The new city would be a green and digital city and have tourist and amusement attractions, industrial parks and financial services. He said the new city will be a 24 hour city and would not sleep.
During a Thank You tour at Dodowa in the Greater Accra region, he reiterated his plan, stating the proposed city, will be supported by modern infrastructure, including an expressway and a railway line directly linking it to Accra.
“Accra is overstretched,” Mr Mahama stated. “The capital is facing mounting pressure from rapid urbanisation, traffic congestion, and inadequate infrastructure. It is time we think long-term and plan for a new city that can ease this burden,” he said.