President John Dramani Mahama launched his flagship Big Push infrastructure programme at Afienya in Accra on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, emphasizing that it will prioritize qualified contractors to fast-track major national projects, explicitly excluding unqualified “wheelbarrow contractors.”
Addressing requests from small-scale operators, Mahama stated, “There are a few wheelbarrow contractors who have come to me saying, ‘I hear they are distributing projects under the Big Push.
I want one.’ I say, ‘My friend, this is not for wheelbarrow contractors.’ You are my friend, but I won’t give it to you because it is not meant for wheelbarrow contractors.”c95b41
The GH¢13.9 billion initiative, funded through petroleum revenues and royalties, targets road modernization, inter-regional connectivity, and economic opportunities across all 16 regions, with an additional GH¢30 billion allocated for 2026 covering health, education, agriculture, and sports.
It repackages ongoing projects from previous administrations for efficiency, focusing on food-producing areas and industrial zones, with 166 constituencies slated for 10 km of roads and drains annually for four years.
The launch included sod-cutting for the Dawhenya–Ayikuma–Dodowa and Tema–Aflao roads, with a 24-month completion deadline, ensuring no region is left behind in Ghana’s economic transformation.
