Kennedy Osei Nyarko is Ranking Member of Parliament’s Road and Transportation Committee
The Minority in Parliament is demanding full transparency over what it describes as one of the most expensive infrastructure programs in the country’s history, the GH¢50 billion “Big Push” ambitious project.
Addressing a press conference in Accra on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, the Ranking Member on the Roads and Transport Committee, Kennedy Osei Nyarko, raised alarm over what he called “an opaque and worrying lack of disclosure for a program of this massive scale”.
The Big Push, a flagship initiative of the John Dramani Mahama-led administration, is expected to deliver 50 major road and transport projects across the country.
However, according to the Minority, very little is known about the companies involved, the procurement processes used, or how much each kilometer of road is costing the taxpayer.
“Ghanaians deserve to know the contractors behind these projects, the scope of work, and the true cost per kilometer”, Osei said.
The Minority insists that given the staggering GH¢50 billion price tag, full disclosure is not optional. It is a democratic obligation, they noted.
The Caucus says it has extensive knowledge of industry benchmark costs for road construction, which are used globally to determine value for money.
For instance, bitumen surface roads cost between US$400,000 to US$650,000; Surface dressing roads cost between US$600,000 to US$800,000 per kilometer; while dual carriage overlays cost between US$2.5 million to US$4 million per kilometer.
Without the government publishing the contract details, the Minority contends that it is impossible to assess whether the Big Push contracts fall within these accepted ranges.
The accused the government of repeating the same secrecy it once condemned.
“While in opposition, the NDC strongly criticized non-transparent infrastructure procurement. Now in government, they are doing exactly what they spoke against”, the group noted.
They argue that even if nothing is amiss, keeping information away from the public breeds suspicion, further noting that because the program will commit the country to decades of repayment obligations, transparency is not negotiable.
The Caucus wants the immediate release of the names of all the 50 contractors engaged for the projects; the scope and location of each project; the unit cost per kilometer; and the financing structure behind the GHS50 billion allocation.
These details, the say, will allow the public, civil society, and experts to independently verify whether the country is receiving value for money or not.
Hon. Osei insists the call is not political theatre but a genuine attempt to protect public resources.
“This is about accountability. If we get this wrong, Ghana will pay the price for decades”, he noted.
Until the government publishes the contract details, the group argues that the Big Push risks losing the public confidence needed for an initiative of this magnitude.
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