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The Ministry of Roads and Highways has issued a communique to explain some issues arising from President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s statement on roads construction as his 'greatest achievement' in infrastructure.
 
The sector minister, Kwasi Amoako Attah gives table statistics of road networks currently under the Nana Addo-led administration.
 
“In 2017, the total network size was 78,402km. As of the end of 2021, the projected network size had increased to 94,203km. This length is currently undergoing validation by the Ministry.” He said
 
His explanation follows the argument by the minority that President Nana Addo "lied" with figures on road construction by his government.
 
According to the President, "Mr Speaker, it is in the road sector that we have registered the greatest infrastructure achievement. I know that the word "unprecedented" is often used with careless abandon in our public discourse, but I use it carefully and purposefully. In the five years of my government, of ar, more roads have been built, improved and upgraded than at any other equivalent period under any government in the history of Ghana.”
 
“Some ten thousand, eight hundred and seventy-five (10,875) kilometres of new roads have been constructed in these five (5) years. Let me mention that yesterday, it was my honour and great pleasure to have commissioned the Tamale Interchange, the first such interchange in the northern sector of our country, which the people of Tamale celebrated. I considered it to be a most satisfying birthday present. We intend to continue with the building of roads around the country to accelerate the opening up of our country ."
 
Below is the explanation from the road sector