The flagbearer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has cast doubt on the claim by the Akufo-Addo administration that over 12,000 kilometers of roads have been built across Ghana.
Mahama has expressed skepticism about the accuracy of this figure, highlighting a lack of visible evidence to support the government’s assertion.
Speaking at a campaign event in Bortianor Ngleshie Amanfrom, he promised that an NDC government would undertake an audit to confirm the legitimacy of these road construction projects.
Mahama also criticized the state of Ghana’s road infrastructure, arguing that it does not match the government’s claims. He humorously speculated that these roads might only be present in President Akufo-Addo’s hometown of Kyebi.
“Everywhere I go, every traditional ruler who has spoken has complained about the poor road network. And I am saying that the NPP says that in the eight years of [John Agyekum] Kufuor, he did 3000 and something kilometers of roads. In NDC, they say we did 4,700 kilometers of roads. And they alone have done 12,000 kilometers of roads.
“And the question I am asking is, where are those roads? Because everywhere I go, the main complaint is about the road network. So I don’t know [where the roads are].
“Well, I have not been to Abuakwa and Kyebi, where the president comes from. But I hear the roads [there] are very good so maybe that is where the 12,000 kilometers of roads are.
“And so when we come, the new roads they said they have done, I will audit them to find out where the money that has been paid for 12,000 kilometers of roads has gone because we can’t find those roads.”