Kwame Governs Agbodza, the Minister for Roads and Highways, has questioned Regional Ministers and District Chief Executives over their failure to report underperforming road contractors.
The Roads Minister stressed that if Regional Ministers and DCEs fail to report contractors who are not working, then the job is not for them.
Speaking in a video shared on X, Kwame Governs Agbodza stated, “So, Regional Director, what I don’t understand is, I don’t get you guys coming to me and telling me that this contractor is not working. Why is it that we are the ones who come to the site to see that the contractor is not working?
“Chief Executive, why? Why is it that you don’t report the contractors that this guy is not working? Why do we have to come to the site always to notice that they are not working? Or you don’t want to offend the contractors? Maybe you don’t want to offend them. If you don’t want to offend them, then this is not your job,” he questioned.
“You must be ready to offend people who are not doing what you ask them to, and as I said, no contractor is bigger than you. No contractor is stronger than you. You are the one in charge. So, please, we don’t hate the contractors, but we are giving them public money. Let them work according to this [timeline],” he noted.
“No one will say this road is not improved from the last time we were here, but we were expecting that we’d see more work,” he concluded.
Meanwhile, the Roads Minister has urged Ghanaians to help the government by monitoring the performance of contractors.
The Roads Minister called on Ghanaians to take ownership of road projects in their areas.
According to the Roads Minister, Ghanaians must record and share videos to help us monitor the performance of contractors.
In a news card shared by GHOne TV, the Roads Minister stated, “Take ownership of road projects in your areas. Record and share videos to help us monitor the performance of contractors..”
Also, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Minority front bench in Parliament has commended Roads Minister, Kwame Governs Agbodza, for his passion and leadership in the sector.
The minority frontbench noted that the Road Minister has prioritised results over showmanship.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament on June 17, 2026, Jerry Ahmed Shaib, the Deputy Minority Whip, stated, “He’s not paying those people who are doing the awards for our ministers and taking money. He’s not paying. He thinks his job should show. You can see that his answers are rare. No, no”.
“Mr Speaker, he understands the politics. He understands proper man-management. He understands governance. And that is why he’s called Governs,” he noted.
Also, Minority Leader Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin highlighted that both Majority and Minority members of Parliament are political actors working in the interest of democracy.
He stressed that good performance should be acknowledged regardless of party affiliation.
Afenyo-Markin stated, “We are here as political actors. Minority, Majority. It is all for the good of democracy. When the man does it well, we must commend him at the same time. Today I’m commending you for being calm.
When I take you on, don’t take it personally. Today is not that day. But you’ve done well for the field visits. And I watched you. You did it with passion. And that’s it. That’s the right thing to do. Unfortunately, you were not awarded. Those institutions that are awarding ministers, I don’t know whether they are really looking at the performance of all ministers. Why is the road minister so calm? Anyway, pay the contractors”, he stated.
Watch the video below:
“Regional Ministers, what I don’t understand is why you don’t report to me when road contractors are not working. Why are you afraid of offending them? If you can’t do that, then this job is not for you.”
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— Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Governs Agbodza, questioned… pic.twitter.com/MhmwsvxKWe
