The Minority New Patritic Party (NPP) in Ghana’s Parliament has expressed concerns about what it described as ‘misleading’ claims made by Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza on projects undertaken during the era of the previous Akufo-Addo’s government.
Addressing the media when he took his turn during the Government’s Accountbility Series in Accra on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, Mr Agbodza noted that the claims by the previous administration of constructing over 10,000 kilometers of roads is a “mirage”
because he “did not see them” during his tours.
Reacting to these comments by the minister, former sector minister and Member for Bantama, Francis Asenso Boakye said Mr Agbodza’s claim “is not only disingenuous
but a gross attempt to politicize hard facts”.
He debunked the claims by the minister stating that it is a deliberate attempt to distort the facts.
“The recent comments made by the Minister for Roads and Highways, Hon. Kwame Agbodza, during his press briefing, are not only misleading but reflect a worrying pattern of deliberate distortion and double standards”.
According to him, the erstwhile Akufo-Addo Government constructed a total of 13, 624 kilometres of roaads between 2017 and 2024.
“Between 2017 and the end of 2024, the Akufo-Addo administration undertook road projects totaling 13,624 kilometers. This is in clear contrast to the 4,636 kilometers executed under the eight-year Mills–Mahama administration” Hon Asenso Boakye stated.
He explained that these 13,000+ kilometers comprises, new constructions, asphalt overlays and graveling and re-graveling.
The rest are the reconstruction and partial reconstruction, the upgrading and rehabilitation works.
Read the full statement below:
RESPONSE TO THE MINISTER FOR ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ON FALSE CLAIMS ABOUT AKUFO
