President John Dramani Mahama has assured Ghanaians that his government’s flagship Big Push infrastructure programme will deliver equitable road development across all 16 regions.
Launching the initiative on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at Afienya in the Greater Accra Region, the President said the programme is designed to modernise Ghana’s road network, improve inter-regional connectivity, and unlock new economic opportunities nationwide.
“From January 7, we have been designing road projects across the length and breadth of the country. The Big Push touches all 16 regions of the country. Every region is going to benefit from its share of the Big Push programme,” he emphasised.
Outlining the project’s priorities, President Mahama said the first phase would focus on constructing roads linking regional capitals to make travel easier and strengthen national unity.
“Our first priority was to focus on roads that link one regional capital to another. It should be easy for people to move from Accra to Ho, or from Accra to Cape Coast,” he explained.
The second phase, he noted, would target roads connecting district capitals to improve local accessibility.
“We have 261 districts in Ghana, and we believe neighbouring districts should have good roads connecting their capitals,” he said.
The President added that special attention would be given to roads in food-producing areas and industrial zones.
“We carefully identified all the major food-producing regions of the country, reviewed the state of their roads, and incorporated them into the Big Push,” he stated, describing the initiative as a foundation for Ghana’s economic transformation.
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