Parliament on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, approved for Ghana’s oil revenues and mineral royalties to be used for the government’s ‘Big Push’ programme.
The Big Push, which forms part of the government’s strategic drive to modernise transport systems and stimulate economic growth through improved connectivity, will focus solely on infrastructure at a projected cost of GH¢13.8 billion.
The multi-year initiative will be financed domestically and primarily focus on expansion and enhancement of road infrastructure across the country, and is expected to run through to 2028.
This parliamentary approval comes in response to a formal request by the government to commit to long-term financing arrangements for selected projects under the initiative.
A joint report by Parliament’s Finance and Roads Committees say the move aligns with the government’s policy direction which is contained in the 2025 Budget Statement and Economic Policy.
“The Committee has carefully considered the referral and believes that the request is in the right direction,” the report noted.
It further stated, “Parliament had already approved the policy and the allocation to the ‘Big Push’ Programme in the 2025 Budget Statement.
Granting this request will allow government to enter into multi-year contracts to deliver key road infrastructure projects under the Programme.”
The approval is in accordance with Section 33 of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921).
