Agbodza Fires Back at Bawumia: Dambai Bridge Funding Proves Mahama Is Not Building a “Paper Economy”

Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has pushed back against former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s criticism of the Mahama administration’s economic management, insisting that the government’s ability to finance major infrastructure projects internally demonstrates that it is delivering tangible results rather than building what he described as a “paper economy”.

Agbodza argued that the funding arrangements for the Dambai Bridge and other ongoing projects contradict claims suggesting that the government’s economic progress exists mainly on paper.

According to the minister, the use of domestic resources to finance infrastructure development is evidence that the administration is making practical efforts to strengthen the economy while addressing the country’s development needs.

He maintained that the government’s approach demonstrates a commitment to reducing dependence on external borrowing and mobilising local resources to execute important national projects.

The Dambai Bridge, which is expected to improve transportation and connectivity in the Oti Region, is among the infrastructure projects highlighted in the minister’s defence of the government’s economic record.

Agbodza’s comments come amid growing political exchanges between the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) over the state of the economy and the effectiveness of their respective economic policies.

Dr Bawumia, who served as Vice President under the previous administration, has criticised aspects of the current government’s economic management, raising questions about its performance and claims of economic recovery.

However, Agbodza believes the government’s ability to mobilise domestic funding for infrastructure projects provides concrete evidence that its economic agenda is translating into actual development.

The minister’s remarks are likely to intensify the political debate over economic management, public spending and infrastructure delivery as the two major political parties continue to defend their records before Ghanaians.

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