“We were able to [implement street
naming] because we had a strategic
leadership from presidency to the
local level.”
Ghana’s first president was instrumental in the sustainable development
of the country’s capital, Accra, says Kwadwo Yeoboah. The director
of planning shares how the president’s strategic vision led the local
government to work closely with the city councils and citizens to
implement street and property naming system as well as revitalise a
flood-prone lagoon into a recreational zone. Such strategic leadership
in city development was a key insight he picked up during his visit to
Singapore as part of the SGUNHiLUGP.
Interviewee
Kwadwo Yeoboah
Metropolitan Director
of Town Planning,
Physical Planning
Department,
Accra Metropolitan
Assembly,
Ghana