Hon. Mavis Kuukua Bissue questions Sector Ministers over abandoned education and road projects

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In a spirited session of Parliament yesterday, the Honorable Member of Parliament for Ahanta West highlighted longstanding concerns over several critical infrastructure projects that remain incomplete. While the Minister for Roads and Highways was present to receive questions, the Minister for Education was notably absent, leaving constituents still awaiting clarity on the fate of a long-overdue tertiary campus.



Bissue’s first query targeted the stalled Takoradi Technical University campus at Aketekyi. “When will the government complete and operationalize this campus, which has remained abandoned for the past eight years?” she asked. This facility—envisioned as a cornerstone for technical and vocational education in the region—has sat untouched since construction began, denying students local access to hands‑on training and worsening skills gaps.



On the transport front, Bissue pressed the Roads Minister for updates on multiple arterial routes that underpin economic activity and community connectivity in Ahanta West. These include the Sankor–Cape Three Points corridor, the Aboadi–Ayem and Aboadi–Tontu–Butre links, the Enyano–Egyambra stretch, and the Ewusiejoe–Hotopo road, which has been stalled since 2020. Each road was designed to facilitate trade, enhance access to healthcare and education, and promote tourism in Ghana’s westernmost coastal enclaves.






Definitive timelines and budget outlines remain elusive. The Roads Ministry reports that feasibility studies have been revisited, but concrete construction schedules have yet to be shared publicly. Meanwhile, the abandoned university campus remains a symbol of halted progress.


Parliamentary observers expect follow-up questions in the coming sessions, especially once the education minister addresses the earlier absence. Constituents and civil society groups are calling for swift action, emphasizing that infrastructure delays hinder both economic development and social empowerment in Ahanta West.



As Ahanta West watches, residents hope that this parliamentary scrutiny will finally turn blueprints into buildings and half-built roads into open highways.

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