Roads and Highways Minister Governs Kwame Agbodza has announced a comprehensive review of all contracts signed by the erstwhile Akufo-Addo administration.
According to the minister, this exercise is aimed at determining the status of all contracts to make an informed decision.
Again, Mr. Agbodza, speaking in parliament, emphasised that this initiative aims to help the nation save money.
“We are currently undergoing an exercise at the ministry to rationalize the portfolio to tell exactly whether every contract awarded is active.
“On record, some contracts are awarded, and the contractors never turned up on site, and every contract has a termination clause.
“If a contract is awarded and for two or three years the contractor never turned up on site, it is difficult to determine whether that is a valid contract,” he said.
Already, the minister has assured Ghanaians that the government is committed to completing ongoing projects, particularly road construction, to address traffic congestion and improve accessibility across the country.
During his vetting by the Parliamentary Appointments Committee on Monday, January 20, 2025, Mr. Agbodza explained that while the government will initiate new projects based on necessity, the primary focus will be on finishing roads that were abandoned by the previous administration.
“The president has already given the indication that he will complete ongoing projects. So we have made that commitment, and we intend to follow that. I can foresee a situation where, out of need, we may have to start some new projects to address urgent issues,” he said.
“But firstly, our commitment will be to focus on critical road projects that have been abandoned to make them comfortable for the use to which they were originally intended. Once you abandon the roads, it becomes a huge problem,” he added.
