ALI SIDI

Chartered Economist, Citizen Journalist, Politician, CEO Digital Intelligence Center, Ghana.

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What l found on the GARID Project

1. It is not accurate that the Government of Ghana or the Ministry of Finance has delayed the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID).

2. Between 2019 and 2024, the previous administration drew down US$103.8 million from the World Bank $350m loan.

Here’s the breakdown of how the money was used:

· US$22.1 million (21%) went to "training".
· US$7.9 million (7%) was spent on "consultancies".
· US$60.8 million (59%)—the lion’s share—was diverted to COVID-19-related spending.
· US$1.68 million (2%) was used for other costs, largely the purchase of vehicles.

4. Just US$11.4 million, barely 11% of the entire loan, was actually spent on flood prevention and mitigation works. Put plainly: nearly US$9 out of every US$10 went to things other than protecting Ghanaians from floods. Only US$1 out of every US$10 was used for the project’s core purpose.

5. When the Mahama administration took office, it sought to ensure expenditure of the remaining funds must align with what the GARID Project was meant to achieve. So the Ministry of Finance engaged the World Bank and secured agreement to repurpose the remaining funds—redirecting them squarely toward flood prevention infrastructure.

6.That isn’t a delay. That is a deliberate, responsible decision to make sure the money does what it was always supposed to do: offer lasting protection to communities that have suffered for too long.

So far the following has been recorded.

7. In 2025, the government spent roughly US$3 million on actual flood mitigation works under the project. So far in 2026, about US$10.52 million has been released for the same purpose.

8 That brings the total for 2025–2026 to approximately US$13.52 million—already exceeding the US$11.4 million spent on flood works over the entire previous six-year period.

9. The Ministry of Finance has already approved the cedi equivalent of more than US$76 million under the GARID project for flood mitigation infrastructure in 2026 and 2027.

9. As was in 2025 and 2026, no new amount was spent on "training, consultancies, or vehicles."

10. The Ministry of Finance and the Government have not delayed the GARID Project. What they have done is refocus it—ensuring that every dollar now goes toward what it was originally borrowed for: protecting lives, property, and communities from the devastation of flooding.

Good night.

[World of Statistics @stats_feed]

Elon Musk has officially become history's first trillionaire, surpassing a net worth of $1.1 trillion.

$1 Trillion journey:

2026: $1 Trillion
2025: $683 Billion
2024: $400 Billion
2022: $219 Billion
2021: $151 Billion
2020: $74.6 Billion
2018: $19.9 Billion
2016: $10.7 Billion
2012: $2 Billion

[ALI SIDI @BELLOSIDI]

Why is Surah Yusuf named as the best of stories?
Because it teaches us that the prisoners will be released, the sick will be healed, the absent will return, the sad will rejoice, the distress will disappear and that every test of the believer is good. Trust Allah

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“With money in your pocket, you are wise, and you are handsome, and you sing well too.”

— Jewish Proverb

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Prudent

[Bloomberg @business]

Ghana plans to process domestic crude at the state-owned Tema Oil Refinery in order to reduce costs and gain more control over fuel supply. https://t.co/Ij57jqWn9X

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[روائع الأدب الروسي @AdabRuss]

الحرية في المجتمع الرأسمالي تبقى دائمًا حرية للأغنياء ."

- فلاديمير لينين

[ALI SIDI @BELLOSIDI]

"𝘔𝘦𝘯 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺."

—𝘈𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘣

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“𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘻𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘵, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵.”

— 𝘈𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘣

[CITI FM 97.3 @Citi973]

Turning to Ghana’s domestic energy strategy, Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson said the government is scaling up generation capacity to ensure stability and support industrial growth, thereby targeting an additional 3,000 megawatts of installed generation capacity by 2030.

More here: https://t.co/DXh6W1Z0DA

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“A tiger wearing a bell will starve.”

— Mongolian Proverb

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“Whoever fights against you is also fighting against Me. I will give you victory over them.”

Inspired by ~ Isaiah 54:17

[Osagyefo Oliver Barker-Vormawor @barkervogues]

If the Americans wanted to return Ken Ofori-Atta, the moment they cancelled his visa; they would have bundled him on a flight to Ghana.

100s of West African nations have been sent to Ghana despite Court orders saying they can’t. Some were just bundled despite ongoing court cases, to Ghana. We allowed them to do this.

So for me, this is a case of if they wanted, they would.

My suspicion is that they will continue to hold on to him as leverage against the Government, so that the more political pressure mounts on the NDC for failing to bring him, the more they can use him as a bargaining chip to get even more from us.

But two can play that game! 'Eneke the bird says that since men have learned to shoot without missing, he has learned to fly without perching’.

They need to cast their mind back to what the PNDC did to them on the Soussoudis-Sharon Scranage affair.

Someone tag Mahama and his Ministers for me.

Shalom!

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Establish a frightening reputation. People will back off from you, treating you with respect and a little fear.

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“We Muslims have already surrendered to Almighty God; no one other than Him can force us to surrender.”

~ Pezeshkian, Iranian President

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“Good men must know violence, so evil men do not become fluent in it”.

- Miyamoto Misashi

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“Be stronger than those who hate you, so that they cannot destroy you, and then forgive them.”

~ Elon Musk

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Kindly make a date with Lawyer Sammy Gyamfi on KEYPOINTS on TV3 from 7am to 9am tomorrow

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Ghana is Rising!

1. Ghana's Economy is ranked 8th largest in Africa. Adding $22 billion in 1 year.

2. Global ratings agency Fitch upgraded Ghana's sovereign rating to 'B' from 'B-' on Friday, citing strong fiscal consolidation efforts that resulted in robust real GDP growth

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@elonmusk A black man named Mr. White doesn't make him a white man 😄

[Bloomberg @business]

Ghana is planning to raise $1 billion through domestic bonds to fund cocoa purchases from farmers, part of an overhaul of the way it delivers the commodity to global buyers. https://t.co/srlGg9ceTL