The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) announced the disbursements during a ceremony marking the handover of the cleared right-of-way to the government. Brigadier General Jonas Wiafe, Director of Engineering Services at GAF, stated that the first tranche has been released to 469 farmers, with the process ongoing. More than half of the affected farmers have been paid so far, and about 800 are expected to receive compensation by the end of the exercise.
Payments range from GH₵1,500 to GH₵350,000, determined by valuation data on destroyed properties provided by the Ministry of Roads and Highways. No physical buildings—such as mud houses or sandcrete structures, completed or incomplete—were destroyed during the clearance operations.
GAF personnel cleared approximately 175.6 kilometres of land for the project, moving through agricultural fields and forest cover from Greater Accra through the Eastern Region into the Ashanti Region. The clearance was completed ahead of schedule. Wiafe described the valuation and payment process as one of the shortest turnaround periods recorded in the construction industry.
Earlier concerns had been raised by some affected farmers who were still awaiting payment after their crops (including cocoa and other farms) were cleared. Officials have assured those yet to be paid that the process continues and that funds are available to fulfil remaining commitments.
The Accra-Kumasi Expressway is a major government infrastructure project intended to improve connectivity between the two cities, reduce travel times, ease congestion on the existing corridor, and support trade and economic activity. Preparatory clearance was led by the Ghana Armed Forces. Full construction is expected to begin later, with the government indicating that funding has been secured domestically for the project.
