Parliament on Tuesday approved an allocation of GH¢5.3 billion for the Ministry of Roads and Highways in the 2026 financial year as part of government’s continued investment in transport infrastructure.
The approval was accompanied by a separate GH¢30 billion earmarked from oil revenue under the government’s “Big Push Programme” to accelerate road construction and rehabilitation projects nationwide.
The combined funding is intended to support major road upgrades, improve inter-regional connectivity, and address long-standing transportation bottlenecks.
However, during debate on the report of the Roads and Transport Committee, Minister for Roads and Highways, Governs Kwame Agbodza, described the GH¢5.3 billion allocation as “woefully inadequate”.
Mr Agbodza told the House that the ministry is currently supervising ongoing road contracts valued at more than GH¢110 billion.
“I agree with my colleagues on the five billion, but the five billion allocated is not enough. Though it may sound like one of the biggest allocations, it is not enough at all,” the Minister stated.
Despite the concerns raised, Parliament went ahead and approved the GH¢5.3 billion for the ministry’s programmes and activities in 2026.