Government to pay GHS4bn of road contractors’ arrears in July – Minister
The Minister for Roads and Highways, Mr Kwame Governs Agbodza, Tuesday said the Government will pay GHS4 billion to road contractors by the end of July 2025, as part of the allocated GHS13 billion arrears clearance for this year.
The payment was an assurance of the Government’s commitment to restoring contractor confidence and resuming stalled projects to foster economic development, the Minister said at a press briefing in Accra.
The Government owes suppliers and contractors an astounding GHS67.5 billion, the Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, disclosed during the presentation of the 2025 Budget.
Mr Agbodza stated that during the transition between the past government and the current administration, it was noted that the country faced a GHS21 billion road sector debt crisis...