The Director of Communication for Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Miracles Aboagye claims that the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has constructed over 2,700 kilometres of roads in the Ashanti region.

According to him, no government since the inception of civilian rule has prioritised roads and other infrastructure development in the Ashanti region, or any other region, more than the NPP.

“No government since 1992 has done as much as the NPP has in the Ashanti region or any other region,” he claimed.

Speaking on Joy News’ AM Show on Tuesday, December 3, in a One-on-One interview with Benjamin Akakpo, the communicator stated, “We have done over 2,700 kilometres of roads in the Ashanti region.”

He also claimed that the administration of former President John Mahama constructed only “331 kilometres” of roads during his time in office.

Mr Aboagye was responding to former President Mahama, who is seeking to retain power in this weekend’s election.

According to John Mahama, the ruling NPP has performed poorly in the Ashanti Region. Speaking during his recent campaign walk in Kumasi, Mr Mahama highlighted the NPP’s failure to deliver on key promises to the region.

He specifically pointed to the non-operational Afari Military Hospital, a facility that, if functional, could ease the burden on the overstretched Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.

However, Mr Aboagye argued that the former president “doesn’t have a single hospital that he started and completed for the people in the Ashanti region.”

He added, “Even hospitals that President John Agyekum Kufuor left in 2008, during his (John Mahama) entire eight years as vice president and president, he couldn’t complete even one. He started two of his own hospital projects but couldn’t finish them.”

Mr Aboagye claimed that the former president left a total of eight hospital facilities unfinished. In contrast, he stated that the Nana Addo-led government has completed and commissioned six of these facilities.

He emphasised that the former president cannot compare his track record in the Ashanti region to that of the NPP’s performance in the same region.