{
  "id": 7722057,
  "title": "Enchi–Elubo road: Report to Ministry on Friday or lose your contract over slow progress - Agbodza tells contractor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/enchi-elubo-road-report-to-ministry-on-friday-or-lose-your-contract",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T06:17:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "3News",
    "slug": "3news",
    "url": "https://3news.com/news/enchi-elubo-road-report-to-ministry-on-friday-or-lose-your-contract-over-slow-progress-agbodza-tells-top-engineering"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Roads and Highways Minister, Kwame Agbodza has threatened to revoke the contract of Chinese construction firm, Top International Engineering due to slow progress on the 71.25-kilometre Enchi–Elubo Road project in the Western North Region. After inspecting the road and consulting with local residents, the Minister expressed dissatisfaction with the state of the project and the contractor's failure to appear for a meeting. Top International Engineering has received GH¢82 million for the project but has not demonstrated sufficient commitment. The Minister warned that the company must send its directors and key officials to the Ministry on Friday, September 18, or the contract could be terminated. Agbodza criticized the poor progress and the lack of essential infrastructure, such as drainage works, on the route. The project has been under the company's control since 2016 or earlier, making a contract change a possibility if the contractor fails to improve.",
  "summary": "Roads and Highways Minister, Kwame Governs Agbodza has threatened to terminate the contract of Chinese construction firm, Top International Engineering over slow progress on the construction of the 71.25-kilometre Enchi–Elubo Road project the Western North Region.",
  "key_points": [
    "Top International Engineering faces contract revocation for slow Enchi–Elubo Road progress.",
    "Minister Kwame Agbodza inspected project and met with locals, expressing dissatisfaction.",
    "Contractor must attend Ministry meeting on Friday, September 18 or lose contract."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The minister's ultimatum signals a significant escalation in the government's oversight of the stalled project, putting the contractor's future involvement at risk if it fails to demonstrate immediate improvement.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Enchi-Elubo road: ‘Show up with your board by Friday or risk termination’ – Agbodza tells contractor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/enchi-elubo-road-show-up-with-your-board-by-friday-or-risk",
        "published": "2026-09-16T07:07:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}