Prempeh College is demanding the GH¢1,053,230 in compensation promised by the government in 2013 for the use of part of its land during the construction of the Sofoline interchange.

During an appearance before the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament (PAC) sitting in Kumasi on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, the school’s management appeared to respond to matters raised in the Auditor-General’s report.

The Auditor General’s report flagged Prempeh College’s unresolved compensation claim of GH¢1,053,230 for land, noting that, despite several follow-ups over the past decade, the payment hadn’t been made.

The Headmaster of the school, Louis Asare, told the Committee that the compensation promised remains unpaid despite several follow-ups, including four (4) formal letters to relevant institutions, Value Properties and the Department of Urban Roads, but has only received verbal assurances.

“Repeated efforts to retrieve the funds have yielded no results,” he said.

Responding to him, the Ashanti Regional Director of Education, William Kwame Amankrah, assured the Committee that the matter would be escalated to the Ashanti Regional Minister, Frank Amoakohene, to help facilitate payment for the school’s development needs.

A member of the Committee and MP for Atwima Nwabiagya North, Frank Yeboah, who also disclosed he is an old student of the school, urged swift action.

“Education Director, do something about it to make sure that Prempeh College gets its fair share,” he stressed.

About Sofoline Interchange

The Sofoline Interchange, located in the Ashanti Region, is Ghana’s largest interchange built to ease traffic congestion by the then New Patriotic Party (NPP) government under the leadership of ex-president John Agyekum Kuffour. The road contract was handled by China Geo-Engineering Corporation at an estimated cost of about $80 million. The project faced long delays due to funding shortages but has since been substantially completed.

The project was initiated by ex-president Kuffour in 2007 but faced notable challenges in 2011 and 2016. Resumed in 2018 after the government settled GH¢30 million arrears to the contractor.

Construction works on Phase II of the Obetsebi Lamptey Interchange in Accra have come to a halt following delays in government payments owed to the contractor, the project’s Chief Resident Engineer, Ing. Owusu Sekeyere Antwi, has confirmed.

Ing. Owusu Sekeyere Antwi disclosed that despite being close to completion, progress on the project has stalled due to funding constraints. The government is yet to settle outstanding Interim Payment Certificates (IPCs) amounting to over €20 million.

“We are left with a few things to be done, but the contractor has slowed down a little because of resources. In terms of outstanding IPCs, we have over 20 million euros to pay, but the Minister of Finance last year did some payments which were not paid out of the IPCs, so we need to balance all those things to be able to know how much we owe the contractor,” Ing. Antwi explained during a media engagement on Saturday, May 3.

The Obetsebi Lamptey Interchange is a key transportation corridor in Accra’s urban road network, designed to reduce traffic congestion in the Greater Accra Region. The suspension of work has sparked public concern, especially as many commuters continue to grapple with long travel times in the area.

Contractors on the project have since appealed to government authorities for swift financial intervention to prevent further disruptions.

In response to the delays, a parliamentary oversight committee has assured the public that it will work closely with the relevant ministries to address the financial bottlenecks and facilitate the project's completion.

Meanwhile, another major road infrastructure—the Ofankor-Nsawam Road Project—has also hit a snag. Chief Resident Engineer Ing. Kwabena Bempong has confirmed that the project is facing a delay of over a year.

Originally scheduled for completion in July 2024, the project’s timeline has now been extended, with expectations that it will be completed between mid-2025 and the end of that year.

Ing. Bempong attributed the setback to two main challenges: “delays in compensating affected residents and difficulties in relocating utility infrastructure along the construction path.”