Also known as: Minister for Roads and Highways · Minister Agbodza · Mr. Agbodza · Mr Kwame Governs Agbodza · Hon. Kwame Governs Agbodza · Hon. Agbodza · Agbodza
Roads and Highways Minister enforcing contractor accountability through site inspections and performance ultimatums under Ghana's 'Big Push' infrastructure programme.
As Roads and Highways Minister, Kwame Governs Agbodza is conducting unannounced site visits to assess contractor performance across multiple road projects, threatening contract termination for underperforming teams while commending others. His enforcement efforts target the Techiman-Wenchi road project, where he has warned of termination unless contractors demonstrate tangible progress despite GHC66 million in government payments already released.
Sections of the Han-Tumu Road in the Upper West Region are undergoing rehabilitation after decades of neglect and deteriorating conditions. The Roads and Highways Minister toured ongoing works on the Han-Nandow-Waala stretch, with portions including sections linking Jeffisi to Tumu already rehabilitated, improving travel conditions for residents and motorists.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Sections of the Han-Tumu Road in the Upper West Region are undergoing rehabilitation after decades of neglect and deteriorating conditions. The Roads and Highways Minister toured ongoing works on the Han-Nandow-Waala stretch, with portions including sections linking Jeffisi to Tumu already rehabilitated, improving travel conditions for residents and motorists.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Roads and Highways Minister Kwame Governs Agbodza visited the Sissala enclave and brought bulldozers to begin rehabilitation of the Han-Nandow-Waala stretch, which had remained broken for three decades and been a fixture in every government budget. The move has relieved local frustration after six years of deterioration that had delayed farm produce and affected commuters.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The article argues that Hon. Kwame Governs Agbodza's recent unannounced site visits and ultimatums to road contractors represent a departure from past administrative passivity, restoring accountability and enforcing contract deadlines to address Ghana's history of stalled road projects.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Roads and Highways Minister Kwame Governs Agbodza expressed disappointment over slow progress on the Techiman-Wenchi Road project under the 'Big Push' programme, noting the government has already paid GHC66 million to contractors. He threatened to terminate and re-award the contract if contractors failed to provide tangible reasons for the delay.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Roads and Highways Minister Kwame Governs Agbodza expressed disappointment over slow progress on the Techiman-Wenchi Road project, despite GHC66 million in government payments, and threatened to terminate and re-award the contract if contractors fail to improve. The project, awarded in December 2025 under the government's 'Big Push' road infrastructure programme, is intended to open up the area and stimulate socio-economic development.
7 May 2026 · The Chronicle →
Roads and Highways Minister Kwame Governs Agbodza spent two days touring the Upper West Region to assess progress on road projects under the government's "Big Push" agenda. He praised some contractors, including P&W Ghanem for completing a 10-kilometre stretch and ASTEE Ghana Limited for work on the 37-kilometre Bulenga–Yaanyuo-Yiri road, while subjecting others like Malpourma Enterprise Limited to scrutiny.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Roads and Highways Minister completed a two-day inspection tour of road projects in Savannah and Upper West regions, commending three contractors for exceptional work while warning others to improve or risk contract termination. The tour included the Wa-Han-Nadowli corridor, which the Minister said had been rehabilitated after its previous poor state had affected local livelihoods and commerce.
5 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Minister for Roads and Highways confronted a contractor on a routine monitoring tour after finding minimal progress on the Techiman–Wenchi road project five months after the release of GH¢66 million in mobilisation funds, with only surface vegetation clearing completed. The contractor has been summoned to appear before the ministry on 7 May 2026, and the minister warned that failure to demonstrate capacity to execute the project could result in contract termination.
5 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Roads and Highways Minister Kwame Governs Agbodza stated that no road project has been cancelled or suspended under President Mahama's administration, which has directed continuity across all ongoing projects and prioritises settling contractor payments to address longstanding delays.
2 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Roads and Highways Minister announced that government has cleared $29.5 million owed to contractors on the Suame Interchange Project and approved an additional GH₵3 billion in funding to accelerate construction. The minister expressed confidence the full interchange will be completed by end of 2028, with a section due by end of this year.
29 April 2026 · Joy Online →