The National Assembly Select Committee for Monitoring the Implementation of Government Projects has expressed satisfaction with the progress and quality of work on ongoing government-funded road construction projects across the country.

The committee has been undertaking a week-long nationwide inspection tour to assess various government intervention projects, with a particular focus on road infrastructure development.

Mandated by the National Assembly to conduct quarterly monitoring visits on approved government-funded projects, the committee’s latest tour sought to evaluate the implementation of road projects currently underway nationwide.

Speaking after touring several project sites, the Chairperson of the Select Committee, Yaya Menteng Sanyang, commended the scale and quality of road works currently underway nationwide.

“We are very impressed. I have to be very honest, even as an opposition MP, the government is doing very well as far as road infrastructure intervention is concerned. Road construction is very expensive, and today there are roads being built across the country,” he said.

The lawmaker for Latrikunda Sabiji Constituency noted that the projects will improve connectivity between communities, stimulate economic activity and strengthen trade across the country.

Hon. Sanyang further explained that part of the committee’s oversight responsibility is to ensure funds approved by the National Assembly are utilised for their intended purposes.

“As National Assembly members, we approve budgets for government projects and it is our responsibility to verify whether those resources are being used as approved,” he said.

According to him, the committee’s key areas of focus during the monitoring exercise include project specifications, timelines and budget implementation, which he described as critical benchmarks in assessing project delivery.

The National Assembly Select Committee was accompanied during the inspection tour by a National Roads Authority technical team led by its Technical Director, George Jatta.