Gov’t launches GHS1bn Bawku revitalisation fund

The Government of Ghana has announced the establishment of a GH¢1 billion Bawku Revitalisation Fund to support post-conflict reconstruction and development in the Bawku area of the Upper East Region.

The initiative follows the endorsement of the Bawku Conflict Mediation Report presented by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. The announcement was made in a statement issued on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, and signed by the Minister of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu.

According to the statement, the fund will be disbursed over a three-year period from 2026 to 2028 and will focus on critical infrastructure and socio-economic recovery projects. These include the construction and rehabilitation of roads, health and educational facilities, irrigation and dam projects to support year-round agriculture, security installations, as well as economic and commercial infrastructure.

President John Dramani Mahama has directed that the fund be managed by a high-level committee chaired by the Minister of Finance, Cassiel Ato Baah Forson. Other members of the committee include the Upper East Regional Minister, Donaltus Akamuguri, and the Majority Leader and Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga.

The government said the initiative is aimed at restoring Bawku’s historic role as a major economic and trading centre, while promoting peace, reconciliation and sustainable development in the region.