Japan has renewed its commitment to Ghana’s ambitious infrastructure development drive by pledging continued support for the construction of the Volivo Bridge, a key component of President John Dramani Mahama’s $10 billion “Big Push” initiative.
The assurance came from Miyazaki Katsura, Senior Executive Vice President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), during a courtesy call on President Mahama at the Jubilee House on Tuesday. She confirmed that JICA remains fully invested in advancing the bridge project, which is part of Ghana’s Eastern Corridor infrastructure plan aimed at opening up the Volta Region and boosting economic activity.
The Volivo Bridge, once completed, will span the Volta Lake and serve as a vital link between southern and northern Ghana, improving transportation, trade, and regional integration.
Katsura revealed that a JICA technical mission will be dispatched to Ghana in the coming weeks to conduct further feasibility studies and assess funding needs. This move signals Tokyo’s commitment to transforming a long-standing proposal into a shovel-ready project.
President Mahama welcomed the renewed engagement and emphasized the bridge’s importance to national development. He first secured Japanese interest in the Volivo Bridge during an official visit to Tokyo in his previous administration, and its inclusion in the “Big Push” agenda highlights its strategic value.
Mahama also announced that he will attend the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in August, where he plans to lobby for deeper bilateral ties and additional support for the bridge and other priority infrastructure.
With Japan reaffirming its role as a key development partner, the Volivo Bridge stands poised to become a flagship symbol of Ghana-Japan cooperation and a catalyst for regional transformation.
