The Minister of Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, has revealed almost all road projects across the country are currently stalled due to debt.
The Adaklu MP has attributed the development to what he describes as unsustainable levels of awarding road projects without any regard for the availability of funds by the Akufo-Addo administration.
“The previous government awarded road projects without regard for the availability of funds,” he said.
The comments by the minister follows concerns expressed by the Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana (C-DAG) over the stalled Ofankor-Nsawam road project.
In a statement signed by the National Secretary, Mohammed Aminu Usif, C-DAG called on the Ministry of Roads and Highways to urgently resume and speed up construction works on the Ofankor-Nsawam dualisation project.
It said the project had become a serious hazard to both commercial and private road users.
“We have observed with disappointment the prolonged delay and neglect of construction efforts on this crucial stretch.
“As drivers and transport operators who use this route daily, we are gravely affected by its poor state,” it said.
“The road is barely motorable, damaging our vehicles, putting lives at risk, and disrupting our daily business operations.
“In light of this, the association is issuing a four-day ultimatum to the Ministry of Roads and Highways to resume active work on the Ofankor-Nsawam highway.
“Failure to comply will leave us with no option but to stage a peaceful but decisive demonstration to demand urgent action,” it said.
“This is not a threat but a plea born out of frustration and necessity,” it added.
The association said it believed that the government had a duty to provide safe, reliable infrastructure for the people and could not continue to “ignore our concerns”.
Reacting to the concerns of the drivers, Mr Agbodza, gave an assurance that the government was taking steps to resume major projects such as the 33.4km Ofankor-Nsawam Road Dualisation as part of the Bush Push Program of the Mahama administration.
“We will do this as part of a big push to prioritise their completion. We are working with the Minister of Finance to raise some funds to retire some of the debt and get the contractor back on site,” he said in a statement.
