Road Maintenance Trust Fund — state institution whose board was dissolved by President Mahama in September 2026; World Bank called for its operationalization to address Ghana's road infrastructure challenges.
… The report proposes six priority reforms: Operationalising the Road Maintenance Trust Fund; developing a unified National Transport Sector Strategy; Revitalising freight rail along the Western and Eastern corridors; treating road safety as a fiscal and public health emergency; Em …
… The World Bank has therefore identified the operationalisation of the Road Maintenance Trust Fund as one of six priority areas for transforming Ghana’s transport sector. …
… The other priorities include operationalising the *Road Maintenance Trust Fund*, developing a unified national transport sector strategy, treating road safety as a fiscal and public health emergency, adopting climate-resilient infrastructure standards and extending Ghana’s Digita …
The Director of Communications for the Bawumia Campaign Team says the government's dissolution of state-owned enterprise boards is warranted because many boards have failed to demonstrate meaningful impact and are not contributing effectively to state institutions.
The Director of Communications for the Bawumia Campaign Team says the government's dissolution of state-owned enterprise boards is warranted because many boards have failed to demonstrate meaningful impact and are not contributing effectively to state institutions.
President John Dramani Mahama has warned ministers, chief executives, board members and other political appointees that conduct undermining government cohesion, institutional authority or policy implementation will not be tolerated. The warning follows the President's dissolution of nine state institution boards and recent ministerial changes.
President John Dramani Mahama has dissolved the boards of nine state institutions with immediate effect, including Prestea Sankofa Gold Limited, BOST, VALCO, CBG, Ghana Post Company Limited, Road Maintenance Trust Fund, TDC Ghana Limited, GNPC, and the National Sports Authority. Sector ministers have been directed to implement the dissolutions in accordance with applicable laws, with the boards to be reconstituted in due course.
President John Dramani Mahama has dissolved the boards of nine state institutions, including BOST, VALCO, CBG, Ghana Post, GNPC, and NSA, with immediate effect. Sector ministers have been directed to implement the dissolution in accordance with applicable laws, and the boards will be reconstituted in due course.
Ghana has received $500 million from the World Bank to rehabilitate about 1,050 kilometres of feeder roads under the Ghana Market Access and Connectivity Project, expected to improve connectivity, boost agricultural productivity and reduce transport costs. The World Bank warns that only 27 per cent of Ghana's road network is paved and more than half is in fair-to-poor condition, costing the economy about GH¢4.5 billion annually, and emphasises the need to maintain roads to break the cycle of degradation.
The World Bank's 10th Ghana Economic Update reports the economy grew 6.0 per cent in 2025 and 6.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, with public debt declining to 49.0 per cent of GDP; however, the bank warns macroeconomic gains have not yet translated sufficiently into jobs, and that 56.4 per cent of Ghanaians remain in poverty.
The World Bank disclosed that only 27% of Ghana's 94,200-kilometre road network is paved, with more than half the roads in fair-to-poor condition. The Bank identified poor road infrastructure as a major constraint to economic growth, competitiveness, and job creation, and called for urgent reforms including operationalisation of the Road Maintenance Trust Fund and development of a unified national transport sector strategy.
The World Bank has identified Ghana's transport sector as a major constraint to economic growth, competitiveness and job creation, citing significant gaps in road and rail infrastructure and weaknesses in sector management. The World Bank Division Director noted that Ghana's road network of about 94,200 kilometres faces significant infrastructure and maintenance challenges, while the country's rail network has declined substantially, and fragmented institutional responsibilities hinder effective coordination.
Ghana's operational rail network has declined sharply from 947 kilometres in 1960 to 160 kilometres in 2020, according to the World Bank. The World Bank Division Director said the decline has weakened Ghana's transport system and limited its ability to move people and goods efficiently, and called for urgent revitalisation of the sector, particularly freight-led rail along western and eastern corridors.
The World Bank says Ghana's economy grew 6% in 2025 and 6.4% in early 2026, with improved macroeconomic stability and reduced public debt, but persistent poverty, weak job creation, and infrastructure gaps threaten sustainability of recent gains.
The World Bank has approved $500 million for the Ghana Market Access and Connectivity Project, which will rehabilitate feeder roads in selected regions and strengthen agricultural value chains. The project is expected to directly benefit more than 550,000 people, including about 350,000 farmers.
The World Bank approved $500 million in financing for the Ghana Market Access and Connectivity Project to improve rural road connectivity, strengthen agricultural value chains, and create jobs in rural communities. The project will rehabilitate and maintain more than 1,000 kilometres of rural roads across nine regions to reduce transport costs, improve market access for farmers, and address post-harvest losses.
The World Bank approved a $500 million financing package for the Ghana Market Access and Connectivity Project, which aims to rehabilitate more than 1,000 kilometres of feeder roads across nine regions and strengthen agricultural value chains. The project is expected to directly benefit more than 550,000 people, including about 350,000 farmers, by improving market access and reducing transportation costs for rural communities.