Kwadwo Nsafoah Poku, an Energy Analyst and member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has said the Mahama-led government can’t complete the Accra-Kumasi expressway in three years.
The NPP man is quoted by GHOne TV to have said, “It’s impossible to complete the Accra-Kumasi 6-lane expressway in 3 years”.
Also, President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has reacted to the John Mahama government’s 198km Accra–Kumasi expressway project under the Big Push initiative.
According to Franklin Cudjoe, the 198km Accra–Kumasi expressway project is Visionary.
He, however, warned that the project should be done without pain to residents, the environment and our coffers.
Franklin Cudjoe also highlighted that the project must be properly procured with only the best contractors for the job.
In a social media post ob X, he wrote, “Visionary. It should be done without pain to residents, the environment and our coffers. Clear alternate routes be prepared, advance warning or notices to residents of changes in traffic, safety notices and warnings and 24-hour construction.
It must be properly procured with only the best contractors for the job. Good luck to all of us. May we see such replicated on all major roads”, he added.
Meanwhile, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, the Minister for Finance, has said the John Mahama-led government is committed to completing the 198-kilometre Accra–Kumasi Expressway in three years.
The Finance Minister revealed, the expressway is one of the top priorities of the Mahama government under the Big Push Infrastructure Programme.
According to Ato Forson, the 198-kilometre Accra–Kumasi Expressway is designed to ease travel, improve safety and connect Ghana’s two largest cities.
He further revealed that the project will operate on a user-pay model, explaining that the toll will differ.
Speaking on the Citi Breakfast on Friday, November 14, 2025, Dr Forson stated, “With the express road, you will pay something higher than a toll, but with a trunk road, you will not pay, or at worst, you pay only a toll fee.
“We are working on the financing for the Accra-Kumasi Express road. The engineer’s estimate is already out, but because they have yet to tender it out, I cannot put the financing out like that.
“We have budgeted 30 billion for Big Push. President Mahama will finish this project before he leaves office,” he said.
When asked if the 198km Accra–Kumasi Expressway could be completed within three years, Ato Forson stated, “Yes, we will get it done.”
In the video shared during the 2025 budget presentation by Ato Forson, he stated, “The Accra-Kumasi Expressway is the flagship of President Mohammed’s Big Push infrastructure program.
It is Ghana’s first fully modern six-lane bi-directional Class A expressway, a highway worthy of a nation on the rise. Stretching 198.7 kilometres, this expressway will become the central spine of Ghana’s economy, linking our capital city, Accra and Kumasi, the heartbeat of the Ashanti Region”.
He further added, “It will cut through the Greater Accra and Eastern Regions, creating a powerful southern-northern economic corridor that connects people, markets, and opportunities. To achieve this, the expressway follows a brand new alignment.
This alone reduces the current travel distance by more than 50 kilometres, bringing it down from 250 kilometres to just under 199 kilometres. The impact on time and efficiency will be remarkable. Travel time between Accra and Kumasi will be cut by half. Transport costs are expected to fall by nearly 40%”.
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It's impossible to complete the Accra-Kumasi 6-lane expressway in 3 years… – Kwadwo Nsafoah Poku (Former NPP Presidential Aspirant)#GHOneNews #EIBNetwork#GHOneTV #NewsAlert#GHToday pic.twitter.com/SEt0vxlefK
— GHOne TV (@ghonetv) November 17, 2025