The Deputy Minister for Roads and Highways and MP for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini, has revealed that government is prepared to terminate underperforming contracts under its flagship “Big Push” road initiative.
According to him, while most projects are progressing steadily, contractors who fail to meet expectations will not be spared.
“We are not toying with quality. We are not toying with pace,” he stressed.
Speaking on the status of the projects on the KeyPoints with Alfred Ocansey, the Deputy Minister said all contracts awarded under the programme are currently active, with contractors working at different stages of completion.
He disclosed that some contractors have already achieved about 50 percent completion, describing the progress as encouraging.
“There is no project that has been awarded under the Big Push that is not being pushed. Almost all contractors are on site,” he stressed.
The Ministry, he said, has adopted a stricter supervision approach, regularly engaging contractors and demanding progress updates instead of waiting for project completion before inspections.
“These are not projects we award and leave. We invited contractors to give us updates on the progress of work.”
He added that the government has already issued warning letters to some contractors whose performance fell short of expectations.
“Those that we had issues with; we even threatened to terminate some of those projects,” he said.
The Deputy Minister emphasised that the current administration is determined to ensure value for money and timely delivery, noting that the President is personally involved in monitoring the projects.
“The President himself wants to be on the field to see for himself how the contractors are working.”
He said this level of oversight signals government’s seriousness about infrastructure delivery.
Christabel Success Treve
