The Minority in Parliament has accused the Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, of deliberately misrepresenting the actual kilometres of roads constructed under the Akufo-Addo administration.
This comes after the Minister claimed during the accountability series briefing on Wednesday, July 30, that the Akufo-Addo government’s assertion of constructing over 10,000 kilometres of roads is misleading.
The Minority caucus refuted this, stating that between 2017 and 2024, the government completed over 13,000 kilometres of roadworks, including new constructions, asphalt overlays, gravelling, and rehabilitation.
Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, July 30, former Roads Minister and member of the Roads and Transport Committee, Francis Asenso-Boakye, criticised the current Roads Minister for what he termed as cheap political propaganda aimed at discrediting the former administration’s achievements.
“Today’s comments made by the Minister for Roads, Hon Kwame Agbodza, during his press briefing are not only misleading but reflect a pattern of deliberate distortion and double standard. He claimed Akufo-Addo’s widely acknowledged achievement of road construction is a mirage; this is not only disingenuous but a gross attempt to politicise hard facts.
“Between 2017 and the end of 2024, the Akufo-Addo administration undertook road projects totalling 13,624 kilometres. This is in clear contrast to 4,636 kilometres executed under the Mills-Mahama administration in 8 years,” he said.
The caucus also questioned the Minister’s integrity, citing what they described as a U-turn on his stance toward sole-sourcing procurements.
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