NPP DID NOT FAIL KUMASI ON THE SUAME INTERCHANGE — ASENSO-BOAKYE SETS THE RECORD STRAIGHT, EXPOSES NDC’S MISLEADING NARRATIVE

 *NPP Did Not Fail Kumasi on the Suame Interchange — The Facts Must Be Told*

The assertion by the Minister for Roads and Highways that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) “failed the people of Ashanti” because the Suame Interchange was not completed by 2024 is misleading, opportunistic, and contrary to the facts on record.

Let the record be set straight.

First, in July 2022, Parliament duly approved both the Commercial Agreement and the Loan Agreement for the Design and Construction of the Suame Interchange and Ancillary Works Project.

 This was not political 

rhetoric or campaign promise-making; it was formal parliamentary authorisation backed by secured financing.

Second, the project was structured with financing from Deutsche Bank S.A. of Spain, supported by an Export Credit Guarantee from CESCE, the Spanish Export Credit Agency. This was a credible, internationally backed financing arrangement that enabled the project to commence.

Third, the interruption in funding did not arise from incompetence, neglect, or abandonment by the NPP. It resulted directly from the subsequent debt restructuring necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which constrained external commercial borrowing and export credit-backed facilities. This was a global financial shock that affected several national projects, not only the Suame Interchange.

Fourth, rather than abandon the project—as the Minister now conveniently ignores Government took a deliberate policy decision to prioritise the Suame Interchange by reallocating funding under the Afreximbank facility to keep works ongoing. That decision alone completely debunks any claim of “failure.”

Fifth, in 2025, the project was formally captured under the Government’s BIG PUSH Programme, specifically to guarantee continuous funding and timely payments. The question, therefore, is: what has changed?

The truth is simple and undeniable:

The NPP initiated the Suame Interchange project.

The NPP secured international financing for the project.

The NPP commenced works and completed a full four-tier interchange design.

The NPP sustained the project despite unprecedented global financing disruptions.

To now blame the NPP for delays caused by an internationally acknowledged debt restructuring process is not only disingenuous; it is a deliberate attempt to rewrite history and distract from the current government’s own policy choices.

The real question before the Minister is not who initiated the Suame Interchange project—that matter is long settled—but why a fully designed four-tier solution is now being downgraded, knowing very well that Kumasi’s traffic challenges require long-term, strategic solutions, not cosmetic interventions.

Facts matter. Records matter.

And on the Suame Interchange project, the record speaks for itself.