Dr. Frank Amoakohene says his closed-door session with John Agyekum Kufuor focused on the long-running Sofoline Interchange and building works at two Kumasi senior high schools.
Ashanti Regional Minister Dr. Frank Amoakohene has held a meeting with former President John Agyekum Kufuor to talk through development priorities for Kumasi and the wider Ashanti Region.
The discussion, reported by Daily Guide Network, was held behind closed doors and centred on two areas: road infrastructure and school projects currently under construction in the region.
The Sofoline Interchange, again
Top of the agenda was the Sofoline Interchange, one of Kumasi's best-known unfinished road projects. Work on it began under Mr. Kufuor's administration, which ended about 18 years ago, and the site has since become a reference point in debates about stalled infrastructure in the Ashanti Region.
The minister said the conversation also covered the garages sited in front of Prempeh College and ongoing efforts to improve movement and access in that part of the city. Traffic around the Sofoline stretch has long been a daily frustration for commuters heading in and out of Kumasi.
Two schools with a personal link
The two men also discussed Prempeh College and Osei Tutu Senior High School. Both institutions are connected to the former president's own education: he started secondary school at Osei Tutu SHS before moving on to Prempeh College.
According to Dr. Amoakohene, both schools have projects running under the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), the state fund set up to finance infrastructure and support in the education sector. The works are intended to improve teaching and learning conditions on the two campuses.
"We also discussed Osei Tutu Senior High School, where he began his secondary education before proceeding to Prempeh College," the minister wrote in a post on his Facebook page, adding that both schools "currently have GETFund projects ongoing."
He described the engagement as productive and said what he learned from the former president would stay with him.
Why this matters
Kumasi is Ghana's second city and the commercial heart of the Ashanti Region, and its road and school projects affect hundreds of thousands of residents, traders and students. For Ghanaians in the United States and elsewhere who send money home or who plan to return, the state of the Sofoline corridor and of schools such as Prempeh and Osei Tutu are practical questions, not just political talking points.
Mr. Kufuor, who served as president from 2001 to 2009, has remained a figure regional officials consult on long-term development matters, particularly projects that started under his watch.
No timelines, contract figures or completion dates were made public from the meeting. What happens next on the Sofoline Interchange will depend on decisions and funding announcements yet to be disclosed.
