Kofi Tonto, a Political aide to former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has alleged that the John Mahama government has already spent taxpayers ‘ money of $1 billion on the Accra-Kumasi Expressway.
According to Kofi Tonto, the $1 billion has been spent without the NDC government laying even a kilometre of asphalt.
He alleged that the $1 billion was spent on pre-construction works and clearing of woods.
In a post on X, Kofi Tonto wrote, “Without laying a kilometre of asphalt, the Gov has already spent about $1 billion on the Kumasi-Accra Expressway. Just pre-construction works and clearing of woods. Won’t mince words, these guys are criminals!”.
It will be recalled that during the 2025 budget presentation by Ato Forson, disclosed that the Accra-Kumasi Expressway is the flagship of President Mohammed’s Big Push infrastructure program.
According to the Finance Minister, the project will include eight interchanges, three major bridges, round-the-clock service areas, and automated tolls, aiming to boost connectivity between Accra and Kumasi.
Also, Kwame Governs Agbodza, the Minister for Roads and Highways, has announced that the government’s proposed Accra–Kumasi expressway project will take off mid-year after feasibility and costing.
The Roads Minister detailed that the government is taking a guarded approach to avoid cost overruns and design errors.
Speaking on JoyNews’ Super Morning Show, the Road Minister explained, “We want to take time to make sure that when we come out and say we need X amount of money to build the about 200km from Accra to Kumasi, we don’t come back and tell you that we want to double that money simply because we made a mistake,” Mr Agbodza said.
“We are expecting the final draft somewhere May, June, but we are giving ourselves July or August, just in case there’s something they missed or something we need to add,” he explained.
Meanwhile, the construction of the John Mahama government’s 198km Accra–Kumasi expressway project under the Big Push initiative has begun, with troops from the Ghana Armed Forces officially commencing preparatory works on the project corridor.
The construction of the Accra–Kumasi Expressway is gaining momentum, with GAF engineering units operating from a base camp at Asuboa near Akim Oda, which are currently undertaking extensive clearing within the designated stretch of the expressway.
In a viral video shared by the Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Forson, the Engineering units from the Ghana Army, based at Asuboa near Akim Oda, were spotted currently engaging in extensive land preparation and clearing within the planned expressway corridor to create way for construction to commence.
According to the GAF engineering units, they are five weeks into the clearing of the way for the construction of the Accra–Kumasi Expressway, adding that they have cleared 17.75km, which is about 10 per cent of the total works they are supposed to execute.
The Chief of Defence Staff, William Agyapong, was also spotted inspecting the ongoing works on the Accra-Kumasi Expressway, where Ghana Armed Forces engineers have cleared 17.75km of the 175.6km corridor.
Chief of Defence Staff, William Agyapong stated, “So make sure that in your dealings, especially when we come across some farms and properties, let’s be sure that they have been assessed by the valuers already, and we’ve been given the go-ahead before we go ahead to destroy them.
“But once again, thank you for your hard work and let’s see how we push this through. When there are issues, within the shortest possible time, let us know and be assured that everything that you require for you to get this job done will be made available for you, he said.
Ato Forson, in his post, wrote, “Congratulations to the Ghana Armed Forces for the remarkable speed and efficiency with which they are clearing the way for the construction of the Accra–Kumasi Expressway!”.
See the post below:
Without laying a kilometer of asphalt, the Gov has already spent about $1 Billion on the Kumasi-Accra Expressway. Just pre-construction works and clearing of woods. Won’t mince words, these guys are criminals! pic.twitter.com/Lb9tPk2gaW
— Kofi Tonto (@kofitonto) July 16, 2026
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