President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed his commitment to completing the Sewua Hospital before the year ends, emphasizing the need to revive stalled infrastructure projects in the Ashanti Region.

Addressing the clergy in Kumasi on Sunday, Mahama expressed concern over delays in projects initiated under his previous administration. He assured that efforts were underway to ensure their completion.

“I’ve assured Otumfuo that we’ll complete the Sewua hospital this year. The completion would allow us to decongest Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital so that important rehabilitation works can continue there,” he stated.

Mahama further disclosed that he had engaged Euroget De-Invest S.A, the contractors of the Afari Military Hospital, who have pledged to resume work soon to accelerate its completion.

He also highlighted key infrastructure projects such as the Suame Interchange and several road networks, which he said were initiated without secured funding. He acknowledged the urgent need to secure financing to expedite construction and ease the burden on Kumasi residents.

“We are looking for sources of funding to speed up the work on this project so that we can ease the condition and inconvenience that the residents of Kumasi face,” Mahama added.

Regarding the Kejetia Market Phase II project, Mahama attributed its delay to the debt exchange programme. However, he expressed optimism about resuming discussions with lenders following the completion of negotiations with the official creditor committee.

“Now that we have finished the official negotiations with the official creditor committee, it opens the way for us to have bilateral discussions with the lenders in order that they can resume work on Kumasi Market phase 2,” he noted.