Finance Ministry relocates from Ministries to Kanda

The Ministry of Finance has relocated its offices to Kanda in Accra, with full operations set to begin at the new premises from Monday..

In a press release issued yesterday, the ministry said the move formed part of ongoing efforts to improve operational efficiency, coordination and responsiveness in the execution of its mandate.

The ministry further clarified that the Kanda office facility was constructed by the Ghana Revenue Authority  (GRA) before the current administration assumed office.

“The public is further informed that the new office facility at Kanda was constructed by the Ghana Revenue Authority prior to the current administration assuming office,” the release said.

Enhancing service delivery

The statement explained that the relocation was an administrative decision aimed at enhancing service delivery rather than a new capital project initiated by the present government.

By moving into an already completed state asset, the ministry indicated it was maximising the use of existing public infrastructure.

With the relocation, all official correspondence, visits and inquiries are to be directed to the ministry’s new address at Tumu Avenue, Kanda, Accra, while its telephone numbers and email contacts were unchanged.

The ministry expressed optimism that stakeholders would continue to cooperate with it as it begun operations from the new location, noting that the move was expected to strengthen engagement with the public and improve administrative turnaround times.

GRA initiative

It would be recalled that the GRA in June 2022 announced that, after years of renting office space for some of its headquarters staff, it had commenced the construction of a spacious office complex at Kanda in Accra to accommodate all headquarters staff under one roof.

It said when completed, the new GRA head office complex would boast a seven-storey twin tower with a total office area of 13,725 square meters (sqm).

The office space is expected to be enough to host all of the authority’s headquarters staff, who are currently housed in the existing head office at the Ministries and six other rented buildings in Accra.

The GRA further said it was also going to save the revenue administration and mobilisation agency the payment of more than GH¢4 million in annual rent for head office staff alone.