Francis Asenso-Boakye MP writes: Dealing with the propaganda on the Accra-Kumasi Expressway

Let me state this clearly: I am not opposed to an Accra-Kumasi Expressway.

No serious policymaker will oppose a modern, high-capacity highway between our two largest cities. The issue is not the vision, but the logic, prudence, and honesty behind government's approach.

1. There is already an ongoing Accra-Kumasi Highway project that is 64% complete.

The Finance Minister conveniently ignores this fact.

Ghana is currently constructing an upgraded dual carriageway on the same corridor, and the project has already achieved 64% physical progress.

When completed, this ongoing project will:

* Deliver the same functional outcome as the proposed expressway

* Cost far less than an entirely new corridor

* Be completed much faster, since it is already underway

So the real question is simple:

Why abandon a 64%-completed national highway only to restart an entirely new one that has no feasibility study, no final design, no cost, and no secured funding?

2. The existing route is not only functional; it is strategically important for national development.

The ongoing highway connects key towns and economic zones along the Accra-Kumasi spine:

* Nsawam

* Suhum

* Koforidua (Regional Capital)

* Kyebi

* Anyinam

* Nkawkaw

* The Kwahu mountains

* The Afram Plains

. Konongo

. Ejisu

This corridor is not accidental -- it is part of Ghana's long-term spatial development plan.

Government itself has announced plans to build a major bridge across the Afram River to unlock the Afram Plains as a new agricultural hub; the potential breadbasket of the country.

So again:

Why would any responsible government choose to abandon a nearly completed strategic corridor that already aligns with long-term national plans?

3. This is not opposition; it is common sense, fiscal discipline, and continuity of governance.

What I have consistently argued is simple:

* Complete the ongoing project

* Deliver value for money

* Avoid waste

* Follow constitutional requirements for planning an