Kumasi – 26th November, 2025 – The Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Hon. Abla Dzifa Gomashie, has assured the creative industry that the long-stalled Kwadaso Creative Arts School project will soon be revived and completed. This follows her inspection of the facility as part of a two-day working tour of the Ashanti Region, during which she visited several cultural, tourism, and creative industry sites.
Hon. Gomashie, accompanied by the Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, described the progress of the project as “truly impressive” although it stands at only 50 percent completion. She confirmed that an equal amount of work remains to be done.
“First of all, I want to thank the regional minister for making it possible for me to come and see the facility, to assess what has been done so far. What I have seen is impressive, but there is about 50 percent more to go,” she said. The minister added that she will be compiling a full report for submission to President John Dramani Mahama to fast-track the remaining processes needed to complete the school.
The Hon. Minister indicated that although she had not yet met the contractor, she had engaged the quantity surveyors and engineers on site for updates. “I am told the funding is from GETFund hence will engage the GETFund Administrator to see what he knows about the situation, and together with the Finance Minister, we will decide the next steps,” she assured.
As part of her broader mandate to assess key tourism and cultural assets, the Minister also held a meeting with the Centre for National Culture (NCC), the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) staff, and inspected the ongoing Amphitheatre Project.
These engagements, she noted, form part of efforts to ensure that tourism and creative arts infrastructure align with the President’s transformational agenda for the sector.
Her tour further took her to the Rattray Park, one of Kumasi’s premier recreational sites, where she interacted with managers and inspected facilities to determine areas requiring refurbishment and investment and further visited the Manhyia Palace Museum, where she engaged with traditional authorities and received a detailed briefing on ongoing cultural preservation efforts within the Region.
The Minister’s itinerary included visits to some of the Ashanti Region’s most iconic cultural enclaves including Truba Lake, exploring its tourism potential and areas requiring infrastructure improvement, and later visited the Adanwomase and Bonwire Kente Weaving Centres, renowned globally for their craftsmanship and historical legacy.
At both weaving centres, she interacted with artisans, shared insights on government plans to boost the kente industry and encouraged the promotion of Ghana’s indigenous textiles as global cultural assets.
Hon. Gomashie also visited the Ashanti Traditional Home at Ejisu, Ejisu-Juaben Mun where she underscored the importance of preserving traditional architecture and heritage sites as part of Ghana’s broader tourism development strategy.
According to the Minister, her physical presence across these sites was an assurance of government’s commitment to the region. “As a communication person, you know there is verbal and non-verbal communication. My presence here communicates both,” she said. “His Excellency the President has outlined his vision in the national budget, and I am the vehicle to drive the progress he wants for this sector.” She explained.
Hon. Gomashie concluded her tour with optimism: “It’s a good day, and I’m hopeful that by the end of this tour, I will have a clearer picture of what must be done and how to get there.”
Source: Delassie Mabel Awuku-PR Unit- MoTCCA
