President John Dramani Mahama has praised Roads and Highways Minister Governs Kwame Agbodza for pressing contractors to deliver projects on schedule under the government’s Big Push programme.
Mr Mahama said the minister’s supervision was helping the infrastructure initiative progress at the speed expected by the government.
He was speaking during an inspection of the Ntotroso Bridge in the Ahafo Region on Friday, October 9, 2026, as part of his Resetting Ghana Tour.
“Let me commend the Roads Minister for the hard work you are doing. You are keeping all the contractors on their toes and it is making the programme we launched under the Big Push move at the pace that we expect,” the president said.
The president also expressed confidence that most of the contracts awarded under the programme by the end of 2025 would be completed by the end of 2027.
“I am sure by the time we get to the end of 2027, most of the contracts we awarded end of 2025 would have been completed and Ghanaians will see the benefit of the Big Push programme,” he added.
Mr Mahama’s comments came as he assessed progress on the bridge project and the wider infrastructure programme. He said the government expected the accelerated delivery of projects to ensure that people across the country benefited from the investment.
He credited the Roads and Highways Minister’s approach towards contractors with helping to maintain momentum on projects being carried out under the initiative.
Call for private-sector partnerships
The president also commended Newmont for working with the government on infrastructure development and called on other mining companies and large corporate institutions to adopt similar arrangements.
He said partnerships could include the government and companies contributing equally towards the funding of projects. Businesses could also support development in communities where they operate through their corporate social responsibility programmes.
“These are the kinds of collaborations we want to see. All these big mining companies, big corporate interest, we want that you partner with government,” Mr Mahama said.
He said such cooperation would help communities hosting major investments share in the benefits of the economic activity and resources generated in their areas.
The president added that collaboration between the government and private companies could provide a way to link major investments with infrastructure improvements for host communities.
He said the approach should be extended beyond individual projects, with mining companies and other large businesses working with the government to support development in areas affected by their operations.