Member of Parliament for Gomoa Central, Hon. Obeng Kwame Asare, has praised President John Dramani Mahama’s approach to infrastructure development, arguing that the President deserves ‘far more than a 100 per cent job approval rating’ for deploying the military to support the construction of major road projects.
In a Facebook post, the Gomoa Central legislator, popularly known as A Plus, commended the government’s decision to involve the Ghana Armed Forces in clearing forests and opening corridors for the proposed Accra–Kumasi Expressway.
According to A Plus, successive governments have largely confined the military’s role to peacekeeping missions, ceremonial activities, and other traditional assignments despite the vast skills and expertise within the armed forces.
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He said President Mahama had recognised the military’s potential as a key partner in national development by collaborating with the Ministry of Roads and Highways to undertake transformative infrastructure projects.
A Plus further claimed that several excavators, bulldozers, graders, and other equipment seized from illegal mining operations had been handed over to the Ghana Armed Forces to support nationwide infrastructure development.
He noted that the move had enabled the military to make significant progress in opening routes for the Accra–Kumasi Expressway, reportedly clearing more than 100 kilometres through dense forest terrain within a few months.
Describing the initiative as “practical leadership” and “resourcefulness,” the MP said the government had demonstrated an ability to turn challenges into opportunities.
Rather than allowing seized equipment to deteriorate in government yards or disappear under questionable circumstances, he argued that the machinery was now being put to productive use to build roads, connect communities, facilitate trade, create jobs, and accelerate economic growth.
A Plus said the approach reflects President Mahama’s ability to identify opportunities where others see obstacles and convert idle national assets into engines of development.
Ending his post on a light-hearted note, the Gomoa Central MP joked that any opinion poll placing President Mahama’s approval rating below 70 per cent was probably conducted in his friend Paul Yandoh’s bedroom.