Mini airport, roads, hospitals – See the list of Ibrahim Mahama’s ambitious plan for Damang after takeover

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Chief Executive Officer of Engineers and Planners, and business mogul Ibrahim Mahama, following his company’s acquisition of the Damang Mine concession, has announced his ambitious plans for the area.

In a post shared on X by the Ghana Chronicles, Ibrahim Mahama’s ambitious plan for Damang is listed after the takeover.

 The post read, “What Ibrahim Mahama is set to deliver for Damang and its catchment communities:

Construction of a concrete road from Damang to Cape Coast

Development of a mini airport

Building of two major hospitals

Renovation of existing schools and construction of new ones

Development of an AstroTurf facility

Construction of inner roads within Damang

Retention of workers at the Damang mines

Introduction of annual bonuses for catchment communities

Provision of scholarships for tertiary education

 Launch of apprenticeship programmes for local residents”.

In related news, Ibrahim Mahama have thanked former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his role in the acquisition of the Damang Mine concession, punching holes in the NPP’s propaganda alleging state capture.

Ibrahim Mahama, speaking at the official takeover ceremony on April 18, 2026, recounted the long process that led to the transition of the mine from Gold Fields Ghana Limited to Engineers and Planners.

He disclosed that the moves follow years of discussions involving multiple stakeholders, including the government, which explained that the process began in 2022 when Gold Fields indicated plans to gradually end its operations.

Ibrahim Mahama revealed that former President Akufo-Addo played a key part in supporting the engagement process.

Speaking at the official takeover ceremony on April 18, 2026, Ibrahim Mahama recounted, “I must thank our former President Nana Akufo-Addo. He gave me a document to sit with Gold Fields and negotiate and keep the mine [Damang] going”.

“So, I engaged the government and told them that mining is not just buying equipment and working in there. It is the key people that you need to put together,” he stated.

“We did a bankable study. We looked at it and noticed that we could do it. We approached a few of the banks in here. One has given us 650 million, another 600 million,” he noted.

Before, the youth of Wassa-Damang in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality of the Western Region have said they will respect the government decision to hand over the Damang Mine to Engineers & Planners (E&P). 

According to the youth of Wassa-Damang, community development remains our topmost priority.

Speaking at a press conference, Mr Ebenezer Takyi, Youth Member of Parliament for the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality, disclosed, “Should the Government of Ghana decide, in its wisdom, to hand over the Damang Mine to E&P or any other competent entity, the youth of Damang will respect that decision”.

“For us, community development remains our topmost priority, and we expect the continuation and strengthening of initiatives that have supported our communities over the years. We are organised, responsible, and capable of speaking for ourselves, when necessary,” he said.

The youth of Wassa-Damang further dismissed claims that Gold Fields’ Damang Mine has done little to support their communities.

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