Government has responded to critics who claimed it was re-introducing road tolls in the country through the back door.
Some Ghanaians had taken on the government following announcement by Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta that government intends to toll some new road projects in the country with an example being the Tema Motorway expansion project.
The Ministry wishes to state categorically that the government has not reinstated toll collection across the country. We further wish to clarify that the Finance Minister’s reference to tolls in the budget review was in respect of PPP road projects only. The Ministry wishes to reassure the public that the government will continue to use innovative means to finance road projects across the country,” Nasir Ahmad Yartey, Head of Public Relations at the Roads Ministry, clarified.