John Dramani Mahama is the president of Ghana
Spokesperson for Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum Yaw Opoku Mensah has blamed President John Dramani Mahama for the rising number of fatalities on the Accra–Kumasi highway, describing the stretch as a “death trap” due to government neglect.
Opoku Mensah said the president must be held accountable for failing to prioritise road safety a responsibility that requires properly constructed roads to safeguard vehicles, goods, and human life.
“The numerous bypasses that were being constructed under the previous government have been abandoned by this administration, turning travelling along the Kumasi–Accra corridor into a daily risk of death,” he said.
“If the president cannot see the need to expedite their completion, then I can safely say he is happy to see people die every day.”
Citing statistics from the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), Opoku Mensah noted that Ghana recorded 2,949 road fatalities in 2025, with thousands more injured in over 14,700 crashes nationwide.
Major highways like the Accra–Kumasi stretch continue to account for a disproportionate number of deadly incidents.
Provisional figures for January to mid-February 2026 indicate a continuation of this trend, with multiple accidents resulting in fatalities and severe injuries.
The spokesperson argued that these deaths are not “acts of nature” but preventable tragedies caused by stalled infrastructure projects and inadequate attention to road safety.
“Every life lost on that stretch will be on the government’s head. Completing the bypasses would save countless lives,” he added.
He further stressed that governance is a continuous process: “Government must build on the projects of predecessors before embarking on new initiatives. It is unacceptable and cannot be considered normal that citizens are dying on roads that could have been made safer.”
Opoku Mensah called on citizens and civil society to pressure the government to complete the bypasses, emphasising that road safety is a shared responsibility and that urgent action is needed to reduce the ongoing carnage.
