Former Vice Chairman of the Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry (GCCI), Dr. Adam Bonaa, has raised questions about the rationale behind Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko's call for a contractor to be lashed due to a slow pace of work.

Dr. Bonaa expressed concern that Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, who is a cousin of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, appears to comment on various issues but ignores the significant problem of the government owing a substantial debt to contractors.

“I don’t know whether he is a de facto president and I am not sure what he is saying. Instead of his barefaced statement, he should have known that contractors are owed. He should concentrate on making sure that contractors are paid. If Gabby is the de facto president he should let us know,” he told GhanaWeb in an interview.

On December 26, 2023, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko expressed his dissatisfaction on social media regarding the sluggish progress of the construction of a flyover across the Spintex Road at Flower Pot Junction in Accra.

Despite secure funding for the project, Gabby criticized the contractor's approach, stating that it resembled part-time charity work. Describing the contractor's commitment as annoying, he suggested that such behavior warranted a reprimand in the form of lashing.

“If a road contractor deserves to be lashed then it is the one building the Flower Pot Junction flyover across Spintex Road. They work as if it is a part time charity job even though there’s secured funding for the project. Galling!” he wrote in a Facebook post.

In response to Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko's post, Dr. Adam Bonaa pointed out that the president's cousin had overlooked the more significant issue of government debt owed to contractors.

Additionally, Dr. Bonaa questioned Gabby's technical understanding of the progress of the flyover project, emphasizing the importance of considering the broader context in such matters.

“If he comes out to say the contractor is slow, is he an engineer? Does he know what the work entails? Does he have details of the work? Contractors have not been paid. The roads are getting bad and his concentration is on the motorway which is being done and so I just want to know, if he is that de facto president he should let us know.

“Maybe he should also be telling us that he has spoken to the director of urban roads because the motorway falls directly under the urban roads or he has spoken to the minister of roads. Every issue he finds himself there, he finds himself everywhere so I am just asking if he is the de facto president. If he is, he should make sure contractors are paid,” he stated.