The Joint Contractors Association has threatened to sue the government if it does not compensate its members for successful projects.
This follows the association’s two-week ultimatum to the government to pay its members or face a series of actions.
In an interview with the media, the spokesperson for the Joint Contractors Association said his outfit is prepared to discuss a payment arrangement with the government.
“We are willing and ready to negotiate. Even if the government cannot pay all the money they owe us, at least, we should sit down and talk. But we have given the government two weeks to get back to us for a favourable response. If they don’t engage with us, we will explore other options including legal because our money has lost value.”
The Roads and Highways Ministry has recognized that the commencement of the COVID-19 outbreak contributed significantly to the ministry’s failure to repay unpaid payments to road contractors.
According to Sector Minister Kwesi Amoako-Atta, the pandemic put a strain on the economy and consumed a considerable percentage of Ghana’s earnings.
Previously, the Association of Road Contractors Ghana requested that the government release sufficient cash to pay its members for continuing road projects around the country.
The association believes the country will have several good roads when road contractors are paid.
