The NPP minority in parliament has blown an alarm on the John Mahama-led government over repackaging old road projects for the government’s flagship “Big Push Programme“.
The minority asserted that road projects listed by the Mahama government were initiated, planned, or designed under the Akufo-Addo Bawumia administration.
According to the minority projects, like Wa–Han Road, Navrongo–Tumu Road, Sunyani Outer Ring Road, and the Tema–Aflao Road, are old projects.
In a statement by Kennedy Osei Nyarko, the Ranking Member on the Roads and Transport Committee, stated, “These projects are not new. They were either planned, tendered, or commenced under the previous government. What we are witnessing is political erasure disguised as innovation.
Repackaging old ideas without acknowledging your predecessors is not only dishonest but also unproductive.”
Mr Nyarko added. “It would serve the nation better if the government embraced continuity rather than indulging in revisionism.”
“Where is the funding? What are the timelines? The document is silent,” Mr Nyarko pointed out, casting doubt on the budget’s deliverability.
“This is not the time for optics,” he stressed. “We need accountability, not illusions.”
Meanwhile, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, the Minister of Finance, announced that the Mahama-led government will construct 5,000km of roads in 166 constituencies over 3 years.
According to him, the road project will focus on 166 constituencies with an urgent need.
He revealed that the government will rehabilitate 10 kilometres of roads annually in each of the selected constituencies.
“The government has identified 166 constituencies in dire need of road infrastructure. In response, we have programmed to rehabilitate 10km of roads annually in each of these constituencies,” he told Parliament.
“Mr. Speaker, this translates to about 5,000km of roads to be reconstructed in these 166 constituencies over the next three years,” he added.
He further refuted claims that the Mahama administration was not spending.
Ato Forson emphasised that the Mahama administration is indeed spending, but they are spending at the right places.
According to Ato Forson, between January to June 2025, they have disbursed a total of GH¢114.5 billion in cash from the Consolidated Fund.
He revealed that the non-interest expenditures alone amount to GH¢84.2 billion.
Ato Forson added that payments have been made across various important areas since the beginning of 2025.
Speaking during the presentation of the 2025 Mid-Year Budget Review in Parliament on Thursday, July 24, 2025, Dr Ato Forson stated, “Rt. Hon. Speaker, contrary to the perception that we are not spending, we are indeed spending—and spending at the right places. We are making the right investments”.
See the statement below:
THE GOVERNMENT’S ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE PRIORITIES IN THE 2025 MID-YEAR BUDGET pic.twitter.com/S0YOKPLW4F
— Osahen Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin (@AfenyoMarkin) July 28, 2025
