Member of Parliament for Walewale, Mahama Tia Abdul-Kabiru, has cast doubt on the government’s ability to deliver its proposed Accra–Kumasi Expressway, arguing that current revenue constraints make the project unrealistic.
Speaking on Citi Eyewitness News on Friday, 14 November 2025, the MP said the administration’s fiscal position does not support a multi-billion-cedi highway of this scale, despite the project’s strong public appeal.
According to him, the government has already struggled to meet its revenue targets, even after introducing additional taxes last year, raising questions about how it intends to fund a new expressway without new revenue measures.
“We’re not running an artificial intelligence economy. We’re running an economy based on numbers, we’re running an economy based on how revenue is trickling in and the government has shown that they missed their revenue target in the previous year with increase in taxes. They cannot meet their revenue target in 2026 when there are no new taxes,” he said.
He further argued that the administration’s limited borrowing space in the coming year makes the project financially impracticable.
“Even in 2026 this government cannot borrow, they only have the chance to borrow as they like from 2027 to 2028. So basically from all indications it is not possible, it’s not feasible that the government will construct a whole total new road. But is good for the optics.”
The Accra–Kumasi Expressway—billed as a transformative national infrastructure project—has been touted by the government as a long-term solution to congestion, safety concerns and economic bottlenecks along the country’s busiest corridor.
However, concerns over funding, timelines and the scope of the proposed new highway continue to dominate public discourse, with opposition MPs insisting that the government must present a realistic financing plan before Ghanaians can take the proposal seriously.
