Kwasi Amoako-Attah the Roads and Highways Minister, has rejected all claims that ongoing road construction in the Kwabre East Municipality in the Ashanti Region is being funded by an individual and not the government.
According to him, the government remains the only financier of major road projects in the country and denied any rumors that says otherwise.
“Every road contract going on in Kwabre East is being awarded by the Government of Ghana and so people should disregard rumours that roads in the Municipality are being funded by individuals. Every road construction in the country and especially in Kwabre East is awarded and funded by President Akufo-Addo,” he said.
The Residents and traditional authorities recently did a protest about their bad roads in the area and asked for it to be fixed .
The Roads and Highways Minister visited the area and revealed ongoing efforts to give a major boost to all roads in the Kwabre East Municipality.
He pledged that the road construction works in the area are being worked on.
“Within a short time, you will see the level of road works going on here. Kwabre East means a lot to the government, and we know the worth of the constituency,” he added.
Mr. Amoako-Atta further stated that, “the people and chiefs of the area, this is their year of roads and between now and the end of the year, they will see the level of road improvement that is going to take place here.”