NEIP CEO clarifies Ghanaian funding for Kasoa-Winneba Highway Project

The Chief Executive Officer of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP), Kofi Ofosu Nkansah, has clarified that the redesign and expansion of the Kasoa-Winneba Highway are entirely funded by the Ghanaian government and not ECOWAS.

The project, which involves the construction of flyovers at key junctions such as Sapato, Big Apple in Buduburam, Awutu Breku, and Akoti Junction, is aimed at improving traffic flow. The overall scope also includes completing the road to ensure smoother transportation.

Currently, work on the first phase of the project, which covers the stretch from Sapato to Akoti Junction, is reported to be 45 per cent complete. However, the contractor has cited delays due to significant underground rock formations at the Buduburam site, where an interchange is planned.

Engineers working on the second phase, extending from Akoti to Winneba, have also encountered delays due to buildings still occupying the project area. These structures remain because some owners have not yet been fully compensated, and others who have been compensated are requesting additional time to relocate.

In a Facebook post on Wednesday, August 28, Mr. Nkansah urged the public to dismiss claims that the project was funded by ECOWAS. He affirmed that the Kasoa-Winneba Highway project is a testament to the Ghanaian government’s commitment to infrastructure development, with 45% of the work already completed.

“The 8-lane 30km Kasoa-Winneba Highway project is about 45% complete,” Nkansah stated in his post, emphasizing that “The project is FULLY funded by the Government of Ghana and not ECOWAS as being peddled by the NDC.”