加纳 John Dramani Mahama 总统于 12 月中旬在沃尔特省霍城（Ho）附近的阿博科佩（Agbokope）为耗资数百万美元的氧气城（Oxygen City）住房项目奠基，并表示这体现了政府确保每个地区都能公平分享国家发展成果的决心。

该项目首期包含 200 套面向工薪阶层的经济适用房，是特马开发公司（TDC）扩大全国住房供给职责的重要组成部分，预计 24 个月内完工。

该开发项目将配套建设购物中心、教育医疗设施、工业园区、市场和娱乐中心等综合设施。这些多层两居室和三居室公寓项目将显著缓解霍城住房短缺问题，同时为青年创造就业机会。

"住房在政府 '重置议程' 中具有特殊地位。" Mahama 总统在奠基仪式上强调。他指出该项目将实现同一地理空间内的多元生计模式，并呼吁改变无序的城市扩张，转向尊重环境的综合性、体面且规划完善的社区。

总统将氧气城项目称为应对这一挑战的直接举措，表示这个综合性城市开发项目反映了该地区作为重要教育枢纽、行政中心、旅游目的地和投资走廊的日益突出的地位。

"氧气城还将成为扩大住房供给、增强国内外投资的催化剂。" 总统补充道。他重申政府最优先事项是以人为本的发展，强调所有国家开发项目都必须转化为当地社区的实际利益、青年就业机会、企业家发展空间和加纳家庭生活质量的提升。

Mahama 总统敦促私营企业把握项目预留的四星级酒店用地投资机遇，承诺将获得稳定回报。

工程住房与水资源部长 Kenneth Gilbert Adjei 先生赞扬特马开发公司超越泰马地域限制，勇敢承担全国住房保障责任。他指出沃尔特省得天独厚的自然景观和丰富文化遗产持续吸引多元投资，因此值得拥有氧气城这样的标杆项目。

特马开发公司总经理 Courage K. M. Nunekpeku 先生表示，项目选址距霍城机场仅三分钟车程，凸显其经济价值。他注意到霍城正在快速扩张，亟需体面的职工住房。该项目完全符合国家发展优先方向，为造福后代的大规模盈利性投资合作提供了机遇。

沃尔特省长官 James Gunu 先生在欢迎辞中表示，氧气城项目再次证明政府对沃尔特地区的高度重视。他感谢特马开发公司选择阿博科佩实施项目，承诺地区协调委员会将全力支持项目按期完成。

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该仪式的主席，阿索格利王国国王 Togbe Afede XIV 阁下指出，该地区 "大推进" 项目启动、今年农民节庆典举办及氧气城开发是三件值得欢欣感恩的盛事。他补充说地区传统当局已采取坚决措施制止非法采矿活动，确保 "大推进" 和氧气城项目顺利实施。

President Mahama Cuts Sod for Oxygen City Project at Agbokope

President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday, December 17, cut the sod for the multi-million-dollar Oxygen City housing project at Agbokope, near Ho, saying it demonstrates the government’s commitment to ensuring that every region receives its fair share of national development.

The project, which comprises 200 affordable housing units for workers in its first phase, falls within the expanded mandate of the Tema Development Company (TDC) to provide housing across the country and is expected to be completed within 24 months.

The development will include shopping malls, educational and health facilities, an industrial park, a market and an entertainment centre, among other amenities.

The multi-storey two- and three-bedroom apartment project is expected to significantly reduce the housing deficit in the Ho Municipality while creating employment opportunities for the youth.

“Housing occupies a special place in the government’s Reset Agenda,” President Mahama said as he performed the sod-cutting ceremony.

He noted that the project would enable people to build different livelihoods within the same geographical space and stressed the need to move away from uncoordinated urban sprawl towards integrated, dignified and well-planned communities that respect the environment.

President Mahama described the Oxygen City project as a direct response to that challenge, saying it represents an integrated urban development that reflects the region’s growing status as an important educational hub, administrative centre, tourism destination and investment corridor.

“The Oxygen City will also serve as a catalyst for expanding housing supply and strengthening both domestic and foreign investment,” the President added.

He said the government’s overriding priority was people-centred development, emphasising that every national development project must translate into tangible benefits for local communities, jobs for the youth, opportunities for entrepreneurs and an improved quality of life for Ghanaian families.

President Mahama urged the private sector to take advantage of land set aside under the project for a four-star hotel and invest in the area for what he described as guaranteed returns.

The Minister for Works and Housing and Water Resources, Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, commended the TDC for taking a bold step beyond Tema to address the housing needs of citizens across the country.

He said the Volta Region’s natural beauty and rich cultural heritage continue to attract diverse investments and, for that reason, deserved a flagship development such as Oxygen City.

The Managing Director of TDC, Courage K. M. Nunekpeku, said the project’s location, just three minutes’ drive from the Ho Airport, added to its economic importance. He noted that Ho was expanding rapidly and required decent housing for workers.

According to him, the project aligns perfectly with national development priorities and presents opportunities for large-scale and profitable investment partnerships that would benefit future generations.

In a welcome address, the Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, said the Oxygen City project was further evidence of the importance the government attaches to the Volta Region. He thanked the TDC for selecting Agbokope for the project and pledged the Volta Regional Coordinating Council’s full support to ensure its timely completion.

Chairman of the ceremony, the Agbogbomefia of Asogli, Togbe Afede XIV, said the commencement of the Big Push project in the region, the hosting of this year’s Farmers’ Day celebrations and the Oxygen City development were grounds for joy and gratitude.

He added that traditional authorities in the region had taken a firm stance to prevent illegal mining activities to ensure the smooth implementation of both the Big Push and Oxygen City projects.

来源：每日图文在线

文：Alberto Mario Noretti

翻译：无尽夏

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