The Member of for Ofoase-Ayirebi, , has criticized the government for failing to allocate sufficient funds for its planned infrastructure project, "The Big Push." Addressing a press conference in on Wednesday, March 13, 2025, he expressed concerns over the budgetary shortfall for the project. "Infrastructure investments are known to be key if you want to open up and grow the economy, creating more jobs.

Unfortunately, however, the government has failed to make the necessary budget allocations to give meaning to even its own planned infrastructure program. "Their planned infrastructure program is The Big Push-a $10 billion initiative.

If you prorate it over four years, that's about GH¢2.5 billion or $2.5 billion per annum.

You would expect that if the government is serious about its own Big Push, it would allocate $2.5 billion in the first budget.