The Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central, Patrick Yaw Boamah, has expressed concern over what he describes as Ghana’s slow pace of development nearly seven decades after independence.

Speaking to journalists as Ghana marks 69 years since gaining independence from the British, Boamah stressed the need for strict national development programmes that transcend political administrations.

According to the lawmaker, successive governments must prioritise continuity in national projects rather than abandoning initiatives started by their predecessors.

He noted that in many advanced countries, new administrations build on existing national programmes to accelerate development instead of discarding them for new projects driven by partisan interests.

Boamah cited road infrastructure as a clear example, pointing to the dualization of major roads as a process that should be pursued consistently by successive governments.

“Dualising our roads should be a continuous national programme that every government budgets for and completes gradually, rather than starting and abandoning projects,” he said.

The Okaikwei North MP argued that Ghana’s development agenda would progress faster if national programmes were insulated from political competition and treated as long-term national commitments.

His remarks come as citizens and policy analysts reflect on the country’s development trajectory since independence.

Some experts attribute Ghana’s slow progress to persistent challenges such as corruption, governance inefficiencies, and weak accountability systems.

Boamah therefore called for a stronger national consensus on key development priorities to ensure that governments build on existing foundations rather than restarting projects every electoral cycle.