{
  "id": 1636891,
  "title": "Ahafo Regional Minister cuts sod for 24-hour market project in Tano North",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/ahafo-regional-minister-cuts-sod-for-24-hour-market-project-in-tano",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T05:01:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/ahafo-regional-minister-cuts-sod-for-24-hour-market-project-in-tano-north/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Charity Gardiner, the Ahafo Regional Minister, ceremonially broke ground for a 24-hour market project in Duayaw Nkwanta, Tao North Municipality. Speaking at the event, Mrs Gardiner highlighted the project's potential to generate employment, stimulate economic activity, and uplift the local community. The Ahafo Regional Minister expressed her gratitude to the Duayaw-Nkwanta Traditional Council for granting the necessary land and their ongoing support for the development.\n\nTano North Municipal Chief Executive, Pius Sampson Opoku, announced that the market project is part of a series of government-led initiatives underway in the municipality. Mr Opoku praised the government's establishment of a Fire Service Training School in Duayaw-Nkwanta, which he noted has created job opportunities for the youth, with many finding employment in the formal sector.\n\nMunicipal Development Planning Officer, Samuel Essuman, provided further details on the market project, which includes a creche, clinic, restaurant, fire and police post, banking facility, and modern washrooms. Mr Emmanuel Addison Essuman, the Project Manager for Nielz Construction Limited, the contractor responsible for the project, assured of its timely completion, stating that with the community's cooperation, the market will be ready for operation within 18 months.",
  "summary": "Charity Gardiner, the Ahafo Regional Minister, has cut the sod for the construction of a 24-hour market project at Duayaw Nkwanta in the Tao North Municipality of the region.",
  "key_points": [
    "Ahafo Regional Minister Charity Gardiner breaks ground for 24-hour market project.",
    "Project aims to generate employment and stimulate local economy.",
    "Market to open within 18 months with community cooperation."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The 24-hour market project in Tano North signals a boost to local economic activity, job creation, and community development, aligning with government-led initiatives underway in the municipality.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}