Kwesi Pratt Jnr. has commended President John Dramani Mahama and his government for the construction of the Kwame Nkrumah Circle interchange.
Speaking on Peace FM's Kokrokoo, Mr. Pratt was pleased with the latest development on the project, claiming the Circle interchange is the biggest ever in the country.
According to him, the addition of a Police and Fire Service Posts including other projects being established at the area is worth commemorating.
On Monday, the newly constructed Kwame Nkrumah Circle Interchange was inaugurated.
The GHS320.2 million project was jointly financed by the Brazilian government and the government of Ghana.
It is expected to carry about 84,000 vehicles a day and constitutes a key bottleneck in the major road network that links the suburban areas of Accra to the central business district.
President John Dramani Mahama cut the sod for the construction of the three-tier interchange at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra in October, 2013.
Comparing the Circle interchange to other flyovers in the country, Mr. Pratt minced no words as he emphasized that the newly-constructed interchange is the "biggest interchange ever. The biggest ever, it’s not like Tetteh Quarshie or Atomic Junction.”
The Senior Journalist's words appear to be in tandem with the comments by President Mahama at the inaugural ceremony on Monday night, that the facility is the longest and the highest flyover in West Africa.
“Lack of traffic flow results in an estimated loss of about 100 million dollars per annum to our national economy...This is the longest flyover and the highest in West Africa…please note I said flyover, the longest bridge is in Lagos, Nigeria but the longest and highest flyover is in Accra, Ghana,” he said.
Watch President Mahama's inauguration of the new Interchange below
Mr. Pratt however advised the authorities to maintain the interchange and ensure it's in good shape.
He decried the poor maintenance culture of Ghanaians and so hoped the interchange will not become a 9-day wonder.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi /Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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Kwasi pratt Akuraase ni, The biggest ever what do you talking about , what biggest ever the Kwame Nkuruma circle overhead bridge you figure it like something we never see one before in our live. shame on to you
These are the enemies the Bible says we should bring them before me and slay them in Luke 19:27 inconsistency lairs in their delivery, if they con tune with this they shall see no rest in their life time I pray with love for them to be diligent in their duty of services
AND THE BIGGEST CORRUPTION EVER IN GHANA BY A PARTICULAR GOVERNMENT
CPP man now NDC man.
MR STOMACH JOURNALIST AKWASI PRATT
Eeiiih, Akwasi mahu wo
AND SO WHAT? WHAT DID MAHAMA SAY IN 2008 WHEN KUFFOUR CONSTRUCTED ROADS AND INTERCHANGES. KWASI PRATT WILL RUN AWAY FROM THIS COUNTRY AFTER DECEMBER 7TH. ALL THE MONIES AND THE V8 GIVEN TO HIM BY MAHAMA WILL BE ACCOUNTANT FOR. ***barred word*** FUUUL
So NPP people do not want Ghanaian to talk about and project. thing is nice he is saying it but no since the president of Ghana commissioned it and he is NDC no should say it, talking about cost, all expects are saying the cost is not bloated but No they want to hear otherwise, just dis morning i saw NPP cars doing campaign on it but it is not good for Ghanaians. yoo we hear we wont build roads again
And what does BOTTLENECK mean in this context?
I used to respect the opinions of the Kwesi Pratt. But I think he has lost it all. He now speaks without thinking. He has been induced and influenced so much so that his sense of judgement is permanently impaired. I am so sorry for him. The CPP fraternity so be careful of him. He Mr. Pratt claiming to be a socialist should be asking questions regarding the cost and the quality of the circle project.