Taking the Lead in Sustainable Development

“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