The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), together with partners from the Klottey Korley Assembly and the Osu Traditional Council have commissioned the first phase of the Accra Leisure and Recreational Park (Geese Park).

The Accra Leisure and Recreational Park includes state-of-the-art facilities such as a snack shop, a restaurant, an event centre, a children’s playground, a zoo, and also a skating park.

The Geese Park will be connected to the Asomdwoee Park in Osu and will be part of tourist sites in the Osu enclave.

The ceremony was graced by officials from the tourism sector, including the former Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, Seth Adjei Baah, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority, Akwasi Agyeman, Koku Anyidoho, and board members and staff of GTA.

The former Tourism Minister in his address, described the commissioning of the park as a significant milestone that Ghana has achieved.

He noted that within the past 8 years, the GTA played a significant role in enhancing tourism in Ghana under the leadership of its Chief Executive Officer, Akwasi Agyeman.

Mr. Akwasi Agyeman also indicated that GTA envisioned tourism in Ghana as a way of exhibiting the country’s rich culture and its ability to tell Ghana’s history.

He added that GTA collaborated with the Ministry of Tourism along with other bodies to undertake redevelopment projects including the Kwame Nkrumah Museum, The Nationalism Park, and the Geese Park.