Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia made a bold assertion regarding the government's achievements in infrastructure development during his address at the University of Professional Studies (UPSA) in Accra today.

He declared that the current administration had surpassed all previous governments since 1992 in terms of road construction and rehabilitation.

According to data from the Ministry of Roads and Highways, over 11,674 kilometers of roads have been constructed or rehabilitated under the government's tenure.

Dr. Bawumia emphasized that this massive investment in road infrastructure sets a new benchmark in Ghana's development history.

"We have undertaken a major road construction and rehabilitation programme across the country. Over 11,674km of roads, according to data from the Ministry of Roads and Highways. I am not aware of any government that has done as much in the road sector since 1992.

"We have initiated and overseen the construction and rehabilitation of more railways than any government since 1992," he said.

He announced that government will soon outdoor its performance tracker which details all of the government's achievements in every sector and district in Ghana.

In March 2023, President Akufo-Addo made the same statement about his government's achievement in constructing roads.

In his State of the Nation address delivered on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, in Parliament, President Akufo-Addo said the majority of monies borrowed by his administration had been put towards the construction of roads.

“Mr Speaker, I am proud of the amount of work that we have done, especially in the road sector. Roads constitute the largest number of questions asked in this House by Members of Parliament; a large amount of the monies we borrow are for road construction. Shall we dare stop constructing roads?," he said.

“Mr Speaker, I would like to state categorically that this Government has built more roads than any government in the history of the 4th Republic, and Mr. Speaker, the details of all these roads are attached in the annex to this message. I have done so because, last year, when I made a similar pronouncement, I was met with howls and gasps of incredulity from the Minority benches, and so I thought it’s appropriate, this time, to present it as an annex to the statement, which will be part of Hansard.”

In response, the Minority Caucus in Parliament described as erroneous and misrepresentation claims by President Akufo-Addo to have built more roads than any other government under the Fourth Republic.