Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has in what looks like a subtle jab to the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has insisted roads under the Akufo Addo led government are visible for everyone to see.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) and opposition NDC have been at a tussle over former president John Dramani’s completed roads with the NPP always insisting they are just visible in the NDC Green Book.
“A total of 595km of roads have been asphalted since 2017. This is visible in most urban areas in Accra, Kumasi, Sekondi-Takoradi, Tema and Cape Coast. And works are still ongoing,” Bawumia said when he cut sod for works to begin on the dualization of the Accra to Tema Beach Road as part of the Accra Metropolitan Area Intelligent Traffic Management and Roads Completion Project, at Nungua in Accra.
The Vice President reiterated government’s commitment to its year of roads project despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
“As you are aware President Nana Akufo-Addo has declared 2020 as the Year of Roads. Even though we have experienced some challenges due to the COVID- 19 pandemic, our focus has been to deliver quality roads to the good people of this country.
He added, “to this end, road construction is ongoing in every part of the country. Significant amongst these include the construction of four interchanges – Accra-Tema Motorway phase I, which has been completed; Pokuase, the first four-tier interchange in West Africa; Tamale, the first interchange in the five northern regions; and Obetsebi Lamptey – to reduce congestion in our major cities.”
Source: GhanaFeed.com
