The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has fired back at the National Democratic Congress (NDC), accusing them of deliberately misrepresenting the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) achievements in the road sector.
Speaking at what they termed the real State of the Nation Address, the Minority Caucus in Parliament claimed that between January 2017 and June 2024, the NPP worked on a total of 13,624 kilometers of roads, including new constructions, reconstructions, rehabilitations, and upgrades.
However, they argue that the NDC has been misleading the public by falsely framing this as a claim that the NPP built 13,000 kilometers of brand-new roads.
The Minority compared this achievement to what they described as the NDC’s paltry 4,636 kilometers delivered under the Atta Mills and Mahama administrations over eight years, covering the same scope of work.
They also emphasized improvements in road conditions nationwide, stating that when the NPP assumed office in 2017, only 39% of roads were classified as Good, while 32% were Fair and 29% were in Poor condition.
By the end of 2022, they claim to have improved these figures to 44% Good, 34% Fair, and reduced the percentage of Poor roads to 22%.
The exchange also extended to interchanges, where the Minority pointed out that under the Atta Mills-Mahama administration, only five were completed in eight years.
In contrast, they highlighted that the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia government has delivered nine interchanges, with work currently ongoing on at least 13 more across the country.
Reaffirming their stance, the Minority dismissed the NDC’s criticism as propaganda, insisting that their record speaks for itself.
They also threw a challenge to former President John Dramani Mahama, questioning whether his administration, if elected, could match the road infrastructure achievements of the current government within the next four years.
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