President John Dramani Mahama on Monday, June 1, 2026, witnessed the signing of a UK-Ghana Growth Partnership with Deputy Prime Minister, David Lammy, aimed at transforming the economy and create jobs for Ghanaians.
The agreement was signed at the Ghana-UK Investment Summit in London by the British High Commissioner to Ghana, Christian Rogg, and his counterpart, Sabah Zita Benson, Ghana’s High Commissioner to the UK and Ireland.
It targets four priority areas: attracting private investment, enabling easier trade for Ghanaian businesses, driving industrial growth, and delivering world-class education.
In a post made by President Mahama on his Facebook wall on Monday, June 1, 2026, he said the agreement will:
- Create 430 new jobs in Takoradi through the construction of the first commercial-scale ship repair and drydock facility in the Gulf of Guinea.
- Empower our youth with new AI strategies and forge innovative science partnerships.
- Improve healthcare by training our clinical engineers with specialist skills.
- Restore forests and create jobs in the Oti Region by protecting the environment.
President Mahama indicated that he particularly welcomes the announcement of the Takoradi Floating Dock Project, a £101 million UK-supported project, “because it will pioneer the use of local pension funds for infrastructure. This is how Ghana becomes sustainable and self-reliant.”
