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President Nana Akufo-Addo on Friday, 9th July, 2021 commissioned the lavish Pokuase Interchange.
There have been so much talk about the building of the interchange.
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Whereas some say John Mahama secured the money to fund it, others say credit should go to President Akufo-Addo for the work and it’s completion.
Social media have been awash with many reactions regarding that.
President Akufo-Addo commissioned the Pokuase Interchange last Friday.
He, however, made some important statement that left many thinking.
In his address, he mentioned that the ruling party, NPP have spent less in building Interchange as compared to the previous government led by the former president John Mahama.
“We have spent less on three different interchanges as compared to the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange of the Mahama administration.
This shows that we are better managers of the public purse,” President Akufo-Addo said.
He said his government is good for managing public purse. The president continued to say this shows how his government is committed to developing the country.
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The NPP have insisted that the NDC used a total amount of $260m in building the Kwamr Nkrumah Interchange alone as compared to their $289m for three Interchanges at Tamale, Obetsebi Lamptey and Pokuase in less than five years.
The NPP have explained that with the $260m spent on a single interchange, they could have built more if the NDC were proper managers of the fund.
Sammy Gyamfi had also quashed those assertions and said the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange costed $70m but after that a separate loan to construct a Fly over added an additional cost of $190m and this was what increased the cost to $260m.
He asserts that, that particular Interchange only costed the country $70m. The Pokuase Interchange costs $84m to construct.
Source: Ghanaarticles.com
