The Minority Caucus in Parliament has expressed concerns about the government’s failure to follow through on the implementation of the new road toll policy after fifteen months in office.
They argue that the delay in rolling out the proposed modernised tolling system has hindered a crucial revenue stream that could have been used to fund road development in the country.
Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, March 24, Kennedy Osei Nyarko, the Ranking Member of Parliament’s Roads and Transportation Committee, stated, “The current government strongly criticised the previous administration for suspending the road toll collection and promised Ghanaians that road tolls would be reintroduced under a new framework.
“Fifteen months into the current administration, this promise remains unfulfilled. There has been no visible commencement of the process to reintroduce road tolls, despite earlier commitments made to Ghanaians”.
This continued delay raises questions regarding the government’s policy consistency and revenue mobilisation strategy for road maintenance,” he said.
Also, the Minority in Parliament has called on the government to release full details of contracts awarded under its major road infrastructure programme, the ‘Big Push.
Kennedy Osei Nyarko stated, “We strongly believe that the government must, as a matter of urgency, publish the full details of these contracts. This will give Ghanaians the opportunity to independently assess the policy and promote transparency in the execution of the programme”.
The minority comment comes on the heels of The Fourth Estate publication, which stated, “Data available to The Fourth Estate indicates that in the last seven months, the ministry has awarded 107 road contracts. Contrary to the President’s promise to ensure competitiveness and transparency in the awarding of public contracts, not a single one of 107 contracts was awarded based on competitive tendering.
A whopping 81 out of the 107 road contracts worth over GHS73 billion were awarded through sole-sourcing. The remaining 26 contracts worth about GHS8 billion were awarded through selective tendering. This means over 90% of the amount of money expected to be spent on roads under the Big Push programme so far was given out through sole-sourcing.
Despite this glaring contrast, the majority leader and leader of government business in Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, audaciously proclaimed to Parliament on March 11, 2026, that “let it be known, the era of the sole-sourced contract is dead.”
However, Sammy Gyamfi, the Chief Executive Officer of the Gold Board (GoldBod), has called out the Fourth Estate following its publication of over 81 sole-sourced contracts under Big Push.
According to Sammy Gyamfi, there is no evidence in the Fourth Estate publication that shows that the use of sole sourcing for the said Big Push road projects was unjustified.
He noted that in opposition, the NDC never said sole-sourcing was a sin or unlawful, adding that under the Big Push, contracts were not awarded to a select few but rather carefully selected, multiple, competent and experienced contractors with demonstrable capacity to complete the works on time.
Sammy Gyamfi highlighted that the fact that the NDC in opposition spoke against sole-sourcing in the past does not mean sole-sourcing in government must be condemned.
Sammy Gyamif explained that under the Big Push road projects, all projects were awarded through sole sourcing prior to PPA approval, as the same was justified on grounds of URGENCY.
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The Minority Caucus in Parliament has expressed concerns about the government's failure to follow through on the implementation of the new road toll policy.
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