‘You are keeping contractors on their toes’ - Mahama commends Roads Minister

President John Dramani Mahama has praised Roads and Highways Minister, Governs Kwame Agbodza, for his efforts in keeping contractors motivated and ensuring the timely completion of projects under the government’s Big Push programme. The President observed this during an inspection of the Ntotroso Bridge in the Ahafo Region on Friday, October 9, 2026, during his Resetting Ghana Tour.

"You are keeping all the contractors on their toes and it is making the programme we launched under the Big Push move at the pace that we expect," Mahama commended the Minister.

Mahama expressed confidence that most contracts awarded under the program by the end of 2025 would be completed by the end of 2027. He added, "I am sure by the time we get to the end of 2027, most of the contracts we awarded end of 2025 would have been completed and Ghanaians will see the benefit of the Big Push programme."

The President also lauded Newmont for its cooperation with the government on infrastructure development. He urged other mining companies and large corporations to follow suit, suggesting that such collaborations could involve sharing project funding equally while businesses carry out corporate social responsibility initiatives in their host communities. "These are the kinds of collaborations we want to see. All these big mining companies, big corporate interest, we want that you partner with government," Mahama stated.

Mahama emphasized that such partnerships would ensure communities hosting major investments also reap the economic benefits and resources generated in their areas.