Following the recent state visits by President Mills to China and Japan, board
chairman of the Ghana Railway Development Authority (GRDA) Dan Markin says those
visits will yield positive results of accelerating the better Ghana schedule.
He said the expression of commitments by both China and Japan to help transform
Ghana’s infrastructure and improve the lives of her people are no fluke.
According to Mr. Dan Markin the government of Ghana has started the process
which will ensure that the over thirteen billion dollar loans, grants and other
agreements which were signed are assessed as quickly as possible to hasten the
country’s developmental agenda.
Speaking to Gold News in Accra, the board chairman of the Ghana Railway
Development Authority (GRDA) said that ‘’China and Japan are reliable partners
in development’’ and also expressed hope that the two countries will not
disappoint Ghanaians. Mr. Dan Markin said.
He said, the good works of the President Mills led government had won Ghana a
lot of investors who had expressed their desire to come and invest in Ghana’s
economy, adding that ‘’the direct investment by both Chinese and Japanese
businessmen in the country could surpass the loans that were signed’’ Dan Markin
stated.
He stressed that the success story from China and Japan is a clear indication of
the fact that ‘’God has been good to Ghana and the President’s good work is
being appreciated all over the world’’ Dan Markin Noted
On whether the commitments made by the Asian countries are realistic or not, he
said ‘’I have no doubts at all that the money promised will be assessed, and the
two countries being Ghana’s reliable development partners will not disappoint
Ghana’’ he said.
‘’the two countries will follow due process to ensure the monies are assessed,
definitely we are going to have the money-Ghana had put in place an
implementation committee which the President will champion to ensure monies are
used for the objective purpose’’ Mr. Markin submitted.
Dan Markin who was part of the President’s delegation to both countries sighted
that, since both countries had helped other economies Ghana can be ‘’sure’’ that
they will deliver. He said ‘’they no they can’t be playing games with these
agreements. They keep to their promise and their words are their bond. Mr Markin
said.
He explained that Ghana did not sign those agreements with just some companies
but banks belonging to the states of China with both Presidents witnessing.
He described the pledges and the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which were
signed as biggest investment opportunity that ‘’Ghana had ever had’’.
Story by: Samuel Ablordeppey
samuelablordepey@yahoo.com
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