John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has criticized the government’s District Road Improvement Programme (DRIP), saying it lacked sufficient planning.
The DRIP’s goal is to provide Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) with the tools and resources they need to maintain and repair the roads in their jurisdictions.
This program supports the government’s decentralization efforts by arming local governments with the means to bring about significant change.
As part of his campaign tour, the NDC flagbearer nevertheless contended that the effort was hurriedly put into place by the ruling party in order to gain political points during his speech at the Bono Regional House of Chiefs.
“The DRIP initiative was not well thought through and this is evident in a video I saw on how the equipment was transported to the various localities.
“The government should have gotten payloaders to ensure an appropriate transportation of the equipment. Apart from that, some of the machines have been left unused because there are no skilled workers to operate them.”
