The Kumasi Airport which is also known As the Nana Agyemang Prempeh I International Airport has been Commissioned by His Excellency the President of the Republic of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo Addo.
Accompanied By the chief of the Ashanti Region Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene. An estimated 800,000 people are expected to use Nana Agyemang Prempeh I International Airport each year.
According to the Ghana Airport Company. On Friday, May 10, 2024, in Kumasi, the commissioning was attended by members of the government, traditional leaders, and well-known New Patriotic Party individuals.
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Declaring that the commissioning was a sign of better infrastructure, President Akufo-Addo expressed his joy. “Ghana is developing” The new airport, he added, is a worthy tribute to Otumfuo Osei Tutu II’s 25th anniversary celebration.
In honoring the 13th Asantehene Nana Agyeman Prempeh I, the airport itself recognizes his critical influence on the course and future of the Ashanti people.
Akufo-Addo also emphasised Prempeh I’s efforts to streamline Asante governance. “Overall, Otumfuo Nana Agyeman Prempeh I’s leadership during a turbulent period in Ashanti history contributed to strengthening the kingdom’s resilience and endurance.
It also represented a period of Ashanti resistance headed by him and the famed Ejisu Hemaa, Yaa Asantewaa, to combat colonial takeover of Ashanti.
The Ghana Airport Company anticipates that the Kumasi airport will handle approximately 800,000 passengers each year.
The UK-Ghana Business Council facilitated the $70 million expansion project. A 5,000-square-metre airport terminal structure was constructed at the Tamale airport.
It is projected to receive 400,000 passengers per year. It also contains a technology hub to manage electricity, a multipurpose.
It also contains an electrical management hub, a multi-purpose terminal, a five-kilometer single-carriageway access road, a 330-car parking lot, wastewater treatment, and other services.
The new terminal has two boarding gates, one for VIPs, two self-service check-in kiosks, airline offices, eight check-in desks, and commercial shopping sections.
Vice President Bawumia stated that the airport’s construction will improve Tamale’s status as a business hub.