Amandi Has Failed To Deliver’ — Parliament’s Transport Committee Slams Contractor Over Stalled Western Railway Line.
The Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Transport and Member of Parliament for Wassa East, Hon. Isaac Adjei Mensah, has publicly criticized Amandi Construction for failing to deliver on its contractual obligations on the Western Railway Line, accusing the firm of holding the entire Western Corridor hostage with delays and excuses.
The Committee’s rebuke came during an oversight visit to the Western Region on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, to assess the true state of work on the Kojokrom–Huni Valley railway project and to determine why progress has stalled despite millions in funding.
In June 2020, the government awarded Amandi Holdings Limited a US$560 million contract to construct a 102-kilometer standard gauge railway line from Takoradi Harbour to Huni Valley as part of the broader Western Line redevelopment.
The project is split into two segments the 22km Kojokrom–Manso section and the 78km Manso–Huni Valley section.
The company previously handled the 15km Sekondi–Kojokrom line, the 22km Kojokrom–Manso line, and the 4km Asaprochona line.
In July 2022, a sod-cutting ceremony was held for the Manso–Huni Valley phase, again with Amandi named as contractor.
Yet years later, the evidence on the ground tells a different story.
Upon inspection, it is clear that Amandi Construction has not delivered.
They are holding the entire Western Corridor at a standstill while giving flimsy excuses about payment terms, Hon. Adjei Mensah said.
Hon. Seid Mubarak also emphasised that, “What we are seeing is a lot of work that needs to be done.
Honestly, what we saw at the Port Station is not acceptable. Some of the metals are already rusting. That should not be happening on a project that is supposed to be new,” said Hon. Seid Mubarak.
The inspection turned tense when Committee members and Amandi’s management clashed over the scope of work, timelines, and payment disputes. Amandi representatives insisted that delayed payments from government had hampered progress, while MPs argued that the contractor had taken on more than it could handle across multiple phases.
The disagreement underscored a deeper structural issue: whether a single contractor should hold multiple linked contracts on a corridor critical to national trade.
“We are here to know the facts, the forth and the back, so we can address it. Ghanaians are waiting for this project. The Western Region cannot wait any longer,” he said.
The Committee is expected to summon the Ministry of Transport and the Ghana Railway Development Authority for a detailed briefing and to recommend whether Amandi’s contract should be reviewed, terminated, or supplemented with additional contractors to accelerate work.
Story by Nana Fynn@W/R.
