27 February 2026 · Office of the President
Message on the State of the Nation
H.E. John Dramani Mahama, President of the Republic of Ghana
The President's annual address to Parliament under Article 67 of the Constitution, reporting on the economy, energy, agriculture, education, health, roads, security, foreign affairs and other sectors in 2025, and setting out plans for 2026.
Results it updated (86)
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Motorbikes for extension officers: 150 of 540 delivered
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Sea defences completed at Komenda, Ningo-Prampram and Elmina
RM-N06 · Laws and policies
Laws to ban sole-sourced contracts and require Parliament's approval to sell state assets
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Blekusu coastal protection, Phase 2: 25% complete
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Kotoka Terminal 2 remodelled; new regional airports in Sunyani, Bolgatanga and Wa
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Five-day visas at missions; e-Visa coming in 2026
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Rural electrification: 200 of 400 communities connected
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23 underfunded road projects being completed, 573 km
RM-N80 · Reforms
114 illegal mining cases in court
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300 new buses for public transport
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Unfinished hospitals being completed in Accra and Kumasi
RM-N22 · Reforms
Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing Company being revived
RM-N08 · Reforms
Specialised High Courts for Auditor-General report cases
RM-N97 · Reforms
Reviving Komenda Sugar, Volta Star, Pwalugu, Zuarungu and Akosombo Textiles
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New specialist nursing programmes and degree-level nurse training
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Affordable homes: Kpone 800 units, Ho Oxygen City 1,000 units, Saglemi restart
Housing deficit estimated at over 1.8 million units
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US$20 million farm inputs project for 50,000 northern households
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Vaccine budget up 46%; HPV vaccine introduced
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Ghana Knowledge and Skills Bank: 62,000 learning resources online
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New equipment for the Armed Forces and Police
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Forward Operating Base at Ezinlibo; new barracks for Ajumako and Dambai
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National Food Buffer Stock: GH¢300 million to stabilise food prices
Food inflation down from 28.3% in January 2025 to 4.9%
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Military gratuity arrears to be paid (CI 129)
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Eastern Corridor road: unfinished sections by end of 2027
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Anyako water supply completed
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Food processing plants: rice, poultry feed, cashew, onion and soya
RM-N04 · Laws and policies
Ghana Accelerated National Reserve Accumulation Policy
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Tema Oil Refinery processing crude again, first time since 2018
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70,000 farmer cooperatives set up
RM-N12 · Reforms
ECG Single Holding Account in operation
ECG previously collected 62% of the power it bought and declared under half its collections
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Six regional TVET Centres of Excellence
RM-N20 · Reforms
US$3.5 billion new investment in the Jubilee and OCTP oil fields
Crude oil output fell about 32% between 2019 and 2024
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50,000 homes for teachers
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35 mini-grids for 47 island and lakeside communities
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Adwumawura: 10,887 young entrepreneurs trained
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Tema Port open 24 hours
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50 MW Bui solar plant completed, rooftop solar up 30 MW
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200 MWp solar power project at Dawa Industrial Zone
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Keta Port: roadmap ordered
RM-N67 · Laws and policies
National airline: business model submitted
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Accra-Tema Motorway reconstruction: 32% done
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National Apprenticeship: 14,000 trained, target raised to 100,000
RM-N50 · Reforms
NHIS levy uncapped, claims paid on time, provider tariffs to double
NHIS enrolment up from 57% to 66%
RM-N11 · Reforms
All gas arrears to ENI and Vitol paid, about US$500 million
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86,000 young people engaged by the Youth Employment Agency
RM-N07 · Laws and policies
Public Officers Code of Conduct Bill laid in Parliament
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Armed Forces recruitment: 12,000 over four years, from regional capitals
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Rural phone and data sites: 1,561 built, 1,144 working
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Ending schools under trees: 600 new classroom blocks
RM-N40 · Laws and policies
Five education laws passed in 2025
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Made-in-Ghana vaccines and medicines
RM-N65 · Laws and policies
Road tolls to return, collected electronically
RM-N60 · Reforms
GH¢10 billion owed to road contractors paid
Road arrears of GH¢21 billion at December 2024
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Farmer Service Centres: 660 tractors and 400 harvesters being procured
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Three garment factories, 27,000 jobs
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Urban water projects: Keta, Wenchi and Sekondi-Takoradi
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Accra International Conference Centre refurbishment
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Tema to Mpakadan railway put to full use
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Mini-grids for 150 Afram Plains island communities
RM-L3 · Laws and policies
24-Hour Economy Authority law
GH¢110 million allocated in the 2026 Budget to start implementation
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Regional hospitals for Oti, Savannah and Western North
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Irrigation: 10 new dams, 8 rehabilitated and 250 solar boreholes
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Poultry: 720,000 birds to 13,000 backyard farmers
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Major irrigation schemes rehabilitated: Vea, Weta, Tanoso, Kpong, Ashaiman, Aveyime
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Accelerated Export Development Programme launched
Non-traditional exports up 27% to US$4.87 billion in 2025, from US$3.83 billion
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Italy-Ghana 10,000-hectare irrigated farm, €154 million
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413 schools, colleges and institutions farming under Feed Ghana
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New special needs school in Ho; Akropong school upgraded
RM-N05 · Laws and policies
Value for Money Office Bill laid in Parliament
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Operation BOAFO: Ghanaian engineers help Jamaica rebuild
RM-G24 · Reforms
Over GH¢600 million recovered from economic crime
RM-N89 · Laws and policies
Visa waivers agreed with 11 countries
RM-N02 · Reforms
Credit rating upgrades from Fitch, Moody's and S&P
RM-N14 · Reforms
Private partners for electricity distribution approved by Cabinet
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Solar systems for public institutions, first 350
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Volivo Bridge and Kumasi Inner Ring Road
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Homes for Akosombo spillage victims: 251 of 1,010 under construction
RM-N10 · Reforms
US$500 million World Bank guarantee fully restored
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New public universities in Kintampo, Jasikan and Damongo
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Military training for 10,000 National Service personnel
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Rural water projects in eight towns
RM-N03 · Laws and policies
VAT cut to 20% and the COVID-19 levy abolished
Effective VAT down from 21.9% to 20%
RM-N01 · Reforms
US$709 million Eurobond repaid ahead of schedule
RM-N98 · Laws and policies
VAT on mineral exploration abolished
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National Service Agripreneurs: 3,000 of 10,000 posted
RM-F1 · Reforms
Women's Development Bank
GH¢401 million allocated in the 2026 Budget
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