Minister-Designate Agbodza disputes former president’s road construction claims 

By Elsie Appiah-Osei 

Accra, Jan 20, GNA – Mr Kwame Governs Agbodza, the Minister-Designate for Roads and Highways, has rejected former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s assertion that his government allegedly built 11,000 kilometers of new roads between 2017 and January 2025. 

Mr Agbodza presented data contradicting the former President’s claim when he appeared before Parliament’s Appointment Committee during his vetting on Monday. 

He said: “Mr Chairman, according to official records, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government constructed only 673 kilometers of new roads, with the majority of the work involving re-gravelling and gravelling existing roads, totaling 6,185.90 kilometers.” 

“… Mr Chairman, at the time of the transition, the new roads constructed amounted to 673 kilometers. The record in Parliament clearly shows that Ghana did not construct 11,000 kilometers of new roads since 2017 but rather focused on re-graveling and graveling,” he told the Committee. 

Mr Agbodza, also, the National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament for Adaklu, and the current Majority Chief Whip emphasised that maintenance activities like re-graveling and upgrading were crucial for preserving the road network but should not be equated with constructing entirely new roads.  

“At the time of the transition, the new roads constructed were 673 kilometers, and so the record Parliament has is that Ghana did not construct 11,000 kilometers of new roads since 2017, but rather 673 kilometers have been constructed as new roads. “The bulk of the work which has been done is re-graveling and graveling, which is 6,185.90 kilometers,” he said. 

GNA