Mahama announces GHS100 million allocation for completion of Nsawam Remand Prison
President John Dramani Mahama has announced a GHS100 million allocation in the 2027 budget to complete the Nsawam Remand Prison block. The project aims to improve prison conditions by separating remand prisoners from convicted criminals.
Why it matters
This initiative addresses critical human rights and infrastructure concerns within the Ghanaian justice system.
Accra, Nov. 07, GNA – President John Dramani Mahama has announced the allocation of GHS100 million in the 2027 Budget for the completion of the Remand Prison Block at the Nsawam Medium Security Prison in the Eastern Region.
The President made the announcement in Accra during the inauguration of Reverend Dr Stephen Yenusom Wengam, General Superintendent of Assemblies of God, Ghana, for a second four-year term.
Congratulating Rev Dr Wengam on his re-election, President Mahama commended his service to the Church and society, particularly his contributions through the Prisons Council and the renowned Project Efiase initiative, which focuses on the dignity and rehabilitation of inmates.
“And I am pleased to inform you that the project you started, which was the remand block of the Nsawam Prison, GHS100 million has been allocated in the next budget to complete it,” the President said.
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