Oti NPP challenges Regional Minister over claim that roads are under construction

The party has listed roads it says require urgent attention and is demanding evidence of progress on rural electrification and a 3,000-hectare irrigation project.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Oti Region has challenged Regional Minister John Kwadwo Gyapong to provide evidence for his reported claim that all roads in the region are under construction.

In a press release dated November 1, 2026, the party’s Oti Regional Communications Directorate said the minister’s reported remarks before Parliament’s Select Committee on Local Government did not reflect road conditions reported by its constituency-level structures.

The NPP acknowledged that infrastructure interventions were ongoing in some parts of the region but argued that describing the entire region as a construction site presented an inaccurate picture of the challenges facing residents.

The statement was issued by Seidu Musah, Esq., of the party’s regional communications directorate.

NPP lists roads requiring attention

The party identified roads across seven constituencies that it says require urgent government intervention.

Among those listed are the Okajakrom–Worawora and Nsuta–Ketsi roads in Buem; several roads in Krachi East, including Asukawkaw–Okanease and Dormabin–Adumadum; and township roads in Krachi West.

Other roads named include Dodi-Papase–Dodi Dompa and Ahamansu–Todome in Akan, Borae–Chinderi and Chinderi–Grubi in Krachi Nchumuru, Hohoe–Likpe Bala in Guan, and Nkwanta–Kue in Nkwanta South.

The NPP said poor road conditions affect farmers, traders, students, patients and other residents who depend on the routes for their daily activities.

It is asking the Regional Minister to provide a constituency-by-constituency breakdown of road projects under construction, including contractors, contract sums, commencement dates and expected completion dates.

The party also called on the Roads and Highways Minister, regional coordinating authorities, district assemblies and Parliament’s Select Committee on Local Government to investigate the concerns and provide updates on the status of the projects.

Questions over electrification and irrigation projects

The NPP also questioned the reported implementation of a major rural electrification project and an irrigation initiative involving 3,000 hectares of land.

It said it had not established verifiable evidence matching the scale of progress reportedly presented by the minister.

The party wants details of beneficiary communities, project sites, contractors and the actual area under cultivation.

It further urged Parliament to examine the claims if they were made under oath, including consideration of appropriate legal consequences if investigations establish that materially false information was knowingly provided.

The claims and allegations in the release have not been independently verified. The statement does not include a response from the Regional Minister to the party’s demands