Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance, on Friday June 28, 2019, conditionally, approved a multi-year funding commitment of GH¢1,560,551,812.33, for the commencement of 14 road projects over the medium term.
The move to approve
the projects, would see reconstruction, rehabilitation and upgrading of road
networks, spanning 381.3 Kilometres (km) across the Ashanti, Brong Ahafo,
Eastern and Northern Regions of Ghana.
A release issued by
the Public Relations Unit of the Ministry of Finance and copied to the Ghana
news Agency said the approval of the funding commitment for the 14 projects,
was subject to section 33(1) of Ghana’s Public Financial Management (PFM), (Act
921), which required a yearly breakdown of each project, and detailed
information on all on-going road projects.
It said the PFM Act
921 also required a complete assessment of all projects for efficiency.
The multi-year commitment for the Ministry of Roads and High Ways, would be funded through the medium term budgetary allocation 2019 and 2023, the release said, adding, “according to the Office of the Minister of Finance, the concerned Ministry is expected to provide required information, as stipulated by the PFM Act, by 15 July, 2019.”
It said apart from
insisting on strict adherence to procurement processes, as enshrined in the
Public Procurement (Amendment) Act 2016(Act 914), the Ministry of Finance had
also requested the Ministry of Roads and Highways, to submit all projects
contracts for inclusion, in the medium term Expenditure Framework.
The release
mentioned the projects as the reconstruction of the Osiem-Begoro road – 24.80
kilometers (km), Kwabeng-Abomosu-Asuom road, 41.40km, the up-grading of the
Anwiankwanta-Obuasi road-30km and the Mampong Kofiase road-14km.
The rest are the
reconstruction of the Kwabeng Akropong road and the Akropong Town roads-23.3km,
upgrading of the Nsuta-Beposo road-7km, upgrading of Kwadaso-Trabuom road-30km,
rehabilitation of Adankrono-Kade-New Abremm road (Lot1)-21km, and the rehabilitation
of Adankrono-Kade-New Abremm road (Lot2)-22.4km.
Others are the
upgrading of the Atronie-Mim road-17km, the reconstruction of the
Asuom-Subi-Kade road-22km, and the reconstruction of the
Akropong-Pramkese-Adankrono road-27.2km, as well as the upgrading of the
Odumasi-Adenta-Badu road-30.2km.
Source: GNA
