Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Minister and Member of Parliament for the North Tongu constituency, Hon. Okudzeto Ablakwa has disclosed that the country has secured $ 30m grant from China.
According to him, the money will be used to build a new befitting modern Aflao market which aims to boost economic activity, link the Ho and Lome markets and improve livelihoods in the area and in the country at large.
The Minister made this known on his official Facebook page on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. He wrote;
“Ghana secures $30million grant from China.
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.
A similar grant amount from China was used to construct the impressive Kotokuraba market in Cape Coast during the Mills/Mahama era.
The signing ceremony took place at Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 7, 2025.
I signed on behalf of the Government of Ghana and the Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, His Excellency Tong Defa signed for the Chinese Government.
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.
For God and Country”, he wrote.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Joseph Asare
