President John Dramani Mahama has given the contractors working on the Ofankor–Nsawam road project a deadline for the completion of the road.
According to President Mahama, the contractors said they would finish the works on the road by the end of the second quarter of 2026, so he is going to hold them to their word.
During a visit to the site on Wednesday, September 3, President Mahama expressed concern over the delays in the completion of the Ofankor-Nsawam roads.
“It connects the two biggest cities in Ghana and so any challenges with this contract affect a huge number of commuters because of the heavy traffic that passes through here,” he expressed.
He added that funds taken for road had been exhausted despite the project remaining unfinished.
“A loan was taken for this project. I don’t understand why the money is finished and the project is not over. We are having to pay a supplementary amount, equivalent to almost $78 million from Government of Ghana funds,” said President Mahama.
Mahama reminded the contractors of their own assurances, urging them to stick to it, saying, “So we will hold you to your word. You say by the end of the second quarter next year, you should be finished.”
He then questioned whether the funds paid so far would be sufficient to complete the construction of the road, to which a contractor responded saying more would still be required.
President Mahama assured them that they would be able to allocate more funds to the project as it had been added to the Big Push Program.
“We’ve moved this contract onto the big push program and enough commission has been made for the big push project. This year we have about 14 billion cedis and next year we have 30 billion cedis, so i think there will be sufficient resources to keep contractors going,” he informed.
He added, “As government commits to paying you well, you too must commit to moving faster on the road and also use quality materials. One of the major problems with road contractors in this country is the quality of materials.”
The Ofankor-Nsawam road project has experienced significant delays, leading to complaints from many Ghanaians over heavy traffic, accidents, dust, and other hardship caused by the poor state of the roads.
