Let me be clear from the outset: I am not opposed to an Accra–Kumasi Expressway.
No serious policymaker would stand against a modern, high-capacity highway linking Ghana’s two largest cities. The real issue is not the vision, but the logic, prudence, and honesty behind government’s approach.
1. A 64%-completed Accra–Kumasi Highway already exists
The Finance Minister conveniently avoids acknowledging a crucial fact:
Ghana is already constructing an upgraded dual-carriage highway along this same corridor, and the project is 64% physically complete.
Once finished, the ongoing project will:
• Deliver the same functional benefits as the proposed expressway
• Cost significantly less than constructing an entirely new route
• Be completed much faster, given its advanced stage
So a simple, unavoidable question arises:
Why abandon a 64%-completed national highway to start a new one with no feasibility study, no final design, no cost, and no secured funding?
2. The existing route is functional and strategically vital
The current highway corridor connects major towns and economic zones, including:
Nsawam, Suhum, Koforidua, Kyebi, Anyinam, Nkawkaw, the Kwahu Mountains, the Afram Plains, Konongo, and Ejisu.
This alignment is neither accidental nor outdated—it follows Ghana’s long-term spatial development plan.
Government itself has announced plans for a major bridge across the Afram River to transform the Afram Plains into a major agricultural hub—potentially Ghana’s next breadbasket.
So again:
Why would any responsible government discard a nearly completed, strategically aligned national corridor?
3. This is not opposition; it is common sense and responsible governance
My position remains consistent and straightforward:
• Complete the ongoing project
• Ensure value for money
• Prevent wasteful expenditure
• Respect procurement laws and constitutional planning processes
• Uphold continuity in national development
No country advances by abandoning major infrastructure midway only to initiate a new project without feasibility studies, designs, or financing.
4. Announcing a 200km expressway without the basics is troubling
It is deeply concerning that Government announced commencement and completion timelines for a 200-kilometre, three-lane greenfield expressway despite the absence of:
• Feasibility studies
• Final designs
• Cost estimates
• Secured funding
• Statutory approvals
How do you announce timelines for a national expressway without the foundational requirements of infrastructure planning—especially when a similar project is already 64% complete?
This raises serious questions about credibility, planning integrity, and the responsible use of public resources.
5. The Finance Minister’s narrative is propaganda; the facts speak for themselves
Misrepresenting my position as opposition to development is misleading and evasive.
The engineering data, official documents, and national planning frameworks support every point I have made.
This is not politics.
This is responsible leadership, fiscal discipline, and accountability to the Ghanaian people.
Story by: Ernest Frimpong
