A former Minister of Roads and Highways, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has challenged the soon-to-be-rolled-out digital toll system by President , arguing that the foundation was laid by the (NPP) government.
In his bid to reintroduce road tolls, the president unveiled an initiative to collect tolls through a mechanised system.
Speaking at the 9th Ghana CEO Summit and Awards Expo on May 26, 2025, President Mahama announced that his administration would reintroduce road tolls through a modernised, cashless system that eliminates the need for physical toll booths.
However, in a Facebook post on Tuesday, May 27, 2025 the former minister argued that the newly proposed system, expected to leverage digital tools including Ghana Card-linked vehicle ownership data for automatic billing and mobile money payments, is not a novel idea. "To set the record straight: in 2021, the NPP administration made the bold decision to suspend manual toll collection," Asenso-Boakye wrote. "That decision was based on four critical issues: low revenue yield, severe congestion, high vehicle operating costs, and revenue leakages." He indicated that the NPP government had already begun developing a tech-driven alternative, leveraging existing digital infrastructure such as the Ghana Card and the Digital Address System to resolve the challenges associated with physical toll booths.