Deputy National Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alhaji Kamal-Deen Abdulai, has urged government to immediately resolve the compensation issues stalling the rehabilitation of the Pokuase–Nsawam road by paying contractors to return to site.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily on Monday, August 18, Alhaji Kamal-Deen stressed that the matter demands urgent attention and should not be trivialized as a partisan issue.
“If compensation is the problem, Ato Forson, you are listening. You have given GH¢4 billion to the Road Ministry; instruct them to release GH¢300 million for the contractors to return to the site. This is straightforward. Let us deal with it once and for all, without politics, and focus on the technical issues,” he stated.
His comments come after the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) threatened to embark on a strike over the deteriorating state of the Pokuase–Nsawam stretch. The union has described the road as a “death trap” that contributes to accidents and delays, and is demanding urgent repairs.
On Saturday, August 16, the union’s National Deputy Public Relations Officer, Samuel Amoah, told Channel One Newsroom that the planned strike would only be called off if contractors resume work. He added that government has been given a one-week ultimatum, set to expire on Wednesday, August 20.
Meanwhile, Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, has revealed that government owes road contractors an estimated GH₵21 billion in arrears. Out of this, the current administration plans to release GH¢4 billion to enable some contractors to return to site and resume stalled projects.
