No more pothole ambulance rides: Mahama’s roads will change lives – Agbodza tells Upper West farmers

Roads and Highways Minister Kwame Agbodza declared Ghana to be involved in the largest road project in Africa, emphasizing the Wa-Bole road will be completed by 2027. For the people of Upper West, this major road transformation is about survival rather than just kilometers of asphalt. The President, John Mahama, is currently undertaking a comprehensive road infrastructure project that has never been witnessed in their lifetime.

The Wa-Bole Road, which has been abandoned due to its poor condition and abandoned by the previous government, will finally be completed. The Minister assured the people of Upper West that they should not have to wait decades longer for this crucial road. He also revealed that the critical Western Corridor - from Sawla to Wa - is aggressively underway with plans to complete it as soon as possible.

The Minister further explained that President Mahama's roads are a catalyst for economic transformation. With less time needed for farmers in Yendi to sell their yam in Tamale and bridges connecting cut-off schools, the healthcare and education sectors will benefit. Additionally, four major projects under the World Bank-funded Ghana Market Access Programme will benefit Upper West before the year's end, with more to start this month under the Road Maintenance Trust Fund.

Notably, Astee Company Limited, an emerging contractor in Upper West, has been commended for consistently finishing projects ahead of schedule. The previous government left a road sector debt of nearly 40 billion cedis, out of which President Mahama has already paid almost 25 billion cedis. Unlike other governments that would abandon projects started by their opponents, President Mahama has directed that every inherited project must be completed.

The Minister appealed to MPs and communities to be patient as the government sustains the completion of phase one before launching phase two after 2028.