The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo has said that since 2017, his government has constructed over 10,000 kilometers of roads in the country.
The President stated that this feat makes his administration a step ahead of any government in Ghana’s history.
The President made this comment in the State of the Nation Address on Wednesday 30th March 2022.
“It is in the road sector that we have registered the greatest infrastructure achievement. I know that the word “unprecedented” is often used with careless abandon in our public discourse, but I use it carefully and purposefully. In the five years of my government, so far, more roads have been built, improved and upgraded than at any other equivalent period under any government in the history of Ghana.
“Some 10,875 kilometres of new roads have been constructed in these five years. Let me mention that yesterday, it was my honour and great pleasure to have commissioned the Tamale Interchange, the first such interchange in the northern sector of our country, which the people of Tamale celebrated.
“…I considered it to be the most satisfying birthday present. We intend to continue with the building of roads around the country to accelerate the opening up of our country,” he stated.
Meanwhile on Tuesday 29th March 2022 the controversial E-levy was passed by majority in Parliament.