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– Kwesi Amoako Atta has said that the Akufo-Addo administration will give the Ashanti region its fair share of roads.
– There is concern that the administration will ignore the region.
– But, you have given your strongest assurance that you will ensure that the region gets a good amount of roads in good condition.
Roads and Highways Minister Kwesi Amoako Atta has assured the people of the Ashanti region that the Akufo-Addo administration will give them their fair share of good roads.
According to the Ministry’s figures, about 57% of the region’s highways are in “good and fair” condition and under a constant maintenance program.
Source: UGC
However, Amoako Atta assured that the region will see massive road construction in the second term of President Akufo-Addo.
“… The Ashanti region will never be disappointed and its interest will not be put at risk when it comes to the road sector,” he said. Citi News.
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“The Ashanti region will always have its fair share of the national pie,” he added.
The minister’s remarks follow reports that his colleague in government, Minister Agric, lamented the deterioration of the region’s road networks.
Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto said that the ruling New Patriotic Party (PNP) neglected the Ashanti region, the party’s electoral stronghold.
He reportedly told some of the party’s bigwigs in the region over the weekend that the Akufo-Addo administration failed in the region in terms of road construction.
Meanwhile, the Agric minister has dismissed reports that he was in Kumasi to announce his presidential ambition over the weekend.
Instead, he said he was in the capital of the Ashanti region to rest and recover from a fever he was battling.
Afriyie Akoto’s denial followed reports that she met with “some top-tier power brokers” from the PNP in Kumasi over the weekend, where she announced her intention to join the fight to lead the PNP government in the 2024 elections.
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Afriyie Akoto reportedly informed the meeting that it included some presidents of the constituencies of their wish with the campaign slogan: Okumkom (Hunger Killer).
However, he admitted that he met with the executives saying in a statement sighted by YEN.com.gh that: “As a former member of Parliament in the region and as a high-ranking member of this government, I agreed to grant an audience to some executives of the party. . that he had been making calls for a meeting to discuss matters related to the welfare of the party. “
He said he will never put the president in an “awkward situation” by using his name to campaign.
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