Roads and Highways Minister Kwame Governs Agbodza has rejected claims by the Minority that government road projects are unevenly distributed, accusing the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) of persistent dishonesty.
Responding to claims by the Minority that infrastructure development favours certain regions, Agbodza said the accusations were baseless. “It is in the NPP’s DNA not to tell the truth,” he said, arguing that ongoing projects cut across all regions and do not follow any political pattern.
The minister cited a wide range of projects nationwide to support his position. In the Ahafo Region, he mentioned the rehabilitation of the Tepa–Mabang–Goaso road, while the Ashanti Region is benefiting from the construction of the Outer Ring Road and the continuation of the Suame Interchange under the government’s Big Push initiative. In Bono, work is ongoing on the Sunyani Outer Ring Road and the Nkonsia–Wenchi road.
Other projects include the dualisation of the Winneba–Cape Coast road in the Central Region, the Kwahu–Tafo–Adoso Bridge in the Eastern Region, and the reconstruction of the Dodowa–Afienya road in Greater Accra, alongside the Ofankor–Central University motorway.
Agbodza also listed road and bridge works in the North East, Oti, Savannah, Upper East, Upper West, Volta, Western and Western North regions, stressing that “every region is part” of the government’s infrastructure agenda.
According to the minister, more than 40 projects have been awarded or absorbed into the Big Push programme due to earlier funding challenges, with total investments nearing GH¢50 billion. He said many of the projects are trunk roads and bypasses designed to strengthen inter-regional connectivity and improve access to the national capital.
Agbodza challenged the Minority to account for how projects were selected under previous initiatives, insisting the current approach is more transparent and inclusive.