Upper East Region NPP demands timeline for Bolgatanga-Bawku-Pulmakom road

Members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Ghana's Upper East Region are calling on President John Dramani Mahama to provide a specific timeline for the completion of the Bolgatanga-Bawku-Pulmakom road project.

The 109km project, which stretches from Bolgatanga through Bawku to Pulmakom near the borders of Togo and Burkina Faso, is intended to benefit over 750,000 people by improving safety, reducing travel time, and stimulating trade.

The NPP claims the road was 95% complete when their administration left power in January 2025. They allege that since the National Democratic Congress (NDC) took over, work has stalled, leading to a deterioration of the road conditions. This decline has reportedly resulted in daily accidents, fatalities, and environmental pollution from heavy dust. Although President Mahama recently visited the site and assured residents that work would continue, workers reportedly abandoned the site shortly after his visit.