Data on roads is available; anyone doubting Akufo-Addo should come for it - Amoako-Attah

The has in its possession the data on all roads that have been constructed in Ghana before and after Akufo-Addo took over as President of Ghana, the sector Minister Kwasi Amoako-Attah has said.

He has therefore asked all persons doubting Mr Akufo-Addo’s comment that his administration has built more roads than any other government in the Fourth Republic to visit the Ministry for the data to do the analysis.

He told Parliament on Wednesday, March 15 that Mr Akufo-Addo’s comment is factual, inconvertible and backed by data and further urged Parliament to set up a bipartisan committee, if need be, to interrogate the claim of the President.

President Akufo-Addo in the address in Parliament on Wednesday, March 8, said that “Mr Speaker, I would like to state categorically that this Government has built more roads than any government in the history of the 4th Republic, and Mr.

Speaker, the details of all these roads are attached in the annex to this message.”

He added, “I have done so because, last year, when I made a similar pronouncement, I was met with howls and gasps of incredulity from the Minority benches, and so I thought it’s appropriate, this time, to present it as an annex to the statement, which will be part of Hansard.”

But his comments were challenged by the Minority in Parliament.

The Minority Chief Whip Kwame Agbodza said the President’s statement contained factual inaccuracies.

He described ’s comment as a ”barefaced lie.”

In a statement, Mr Agbodza who is also the Ranking Member of the Roads and Highways Committee of Parliament said “the claim that the Akufo-Addo government has constructed more Interchanges between (2017 – 2022), than the NDC (2009 – 2016), is an unfortunate fabrication that should not be peddled by no less a person than President Akufo-Addo.

“The attempt to expropriate for his government, the following projects, is most scandalizing and such dishonesty must be called out and condemned by all; Pokuase Interchange; Tema Motorway Interchange Phase 1; Obetsebi Lamptey Interchange Phase 1; Flowerpot5.

It is therefore disingenuous for the President to peddle such a confident lie and insist that this be recorded into the Hansard of Parliament as truth.”

But Mr Amoako-Attah who is also lawmaker for Atiwa West said “The President stated categorically that this government has built more roads than any government in the history of the Fourth Republic.

The details of all these roads are attached in the annex to his message.

“These statements made by HE the president was factual, the statement was credible the statement was dependable, the statement was incontestable, the statement was undisputed, the statement was incontrovertible.

I challenge any member of this House or any member of this country.

This House can set up an independent bipartisan committee to investigate at My ministry the data.”

By Laud Nartey|3news.com|Ghana