The Member of Parliament for Bantama and Minister of Roads and Highways, Hon. Francis Asenso-Boakye, says the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo led government, has constructed more roads in Ghana than the previous government led by John Dramani Mahama.
According to the Minister, the current government has built ten times more roads than what was available when they assumed office. Hon. Francis Asenso made this assertion when he was addressing the people of Bono East at the Techiman Valley View University campus.
The Bantama MP said it will be a big mistake for Ghanaians to compare the achievements of Nana Addo’s government to that of John Dramani Mahama especially in the road sector.
“Comparing the achievement of Nana Addo’s government in terms of road construction to that of John Dramani Mahama is like comparing a tico car to a VIP bus, the difference is very huge, that is why Nana Addo is called the maker of roads.” He told the gathering.
Hon. Asenso-Boakye elaborated on some of the roads constructed by his government in the Bono East region as well as those that are still under construction.
“If you come to the Bono East region, the NPP government has constructed a lot of roads such as Konfokrom to Bogoakura, which was 26km, 66km from Atebubu to Amantin, 7km town roads at Atebubu, we have construct the Abeas Dwabram road which was 34km, and 5km town roads at Prang.
“When it comes to Feeder Roads, we have done 390km of gravels and rehabilitations in the Bono East region. The government is currently constructing some roads in the region, the Prang to Kintampo which is 103km, 35km road from Atebubu to Kwame Danso, Asueyi junction to Asueyi, Asuyie to Bouyem, Kajeji to Riverbank, and Krobo to Agosa roads are all under construction.
“Procurement is underway to award the construction of the Wenchi town roads to a constructor, construction of Nkoranza town roads are currently ongoing. Since Techiman is the regional capital, the President has awarded the construction of 10 additional asphalt roads in Techiman.” He highlighted
He stressed that, although the Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo led government has not constructed all the roads in Ghana, the current government has done tremendously well in the road sector than the NDC government led by John Dramani Mahama.
The Road Minister, urged all and sundry to vote massively for Dr. Bawumia since he is the only person who can continue with the good works of President Nana Addo in terms of road construction as well as other sectors of the economy.
“We are not saying we have constructed all the roads in Ghana but we have constructed more roads than what we came to meet, in fact, we have construct tenfold of what we came to meet.
“We were able to construct all these roads despite the economic hardship we experienced as the results of the Covid-19 pandemic. All we are saying is that, if you want a government that can construct your roads for you, then it is the NPP government.
“Dr. Bawumia when elected as the next President of Ghana will procure additional funds from the private sector capital to complement government’s budget and construct a lot of roads in the country.”
Source: Elvisanokyenews.com
