Ghana: Patrick Boamah Criticises Proposed Accra-Kumasi Express Road Project

Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central Patrick Boamah has criticised the government’s plan to construct a new express road from Accra to Kumasi, describing it as a misplaced priority.

Speaking during the budget debate in Parliament, he noted that the cover page of this year’s budget featured what he described as a “Photoshopped image” of the proposed express road.

He questioned why government would focus on a new project when the dualisation of the Accra-Kumasi highway remains unfinished.

He…