Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has pledged that in laud to their philosophy of property owning party, his future government will incentivize the private to participate in financing roads construction.
According Dr. Bawumia the private sector has the capacity to provide jobs and create wealth for society, hence his future government will “empower the private sector to do more in complementing government in the provision and management of many infrastructures and other public services. This can reduce government expenditure, increase efficiency and accountability, create competition and improve maintenance”.
He noted that the Nana Addo-Bawumia led administration “have built more roads than any government in the Fourth Republic”.
He said “the demand for roads construction is massive and this has historically placed a huge burden on the budget. I will make it attractive for the private sector to also finance the construction, management and maintenance of roads through PPP concessions. Also, I want to change our procurement culture drastically to tackle waste and corruption”.