Former Member of Parliament for Buem, Daniel Kwasi Ashiamah, has cast doubt on the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia government’s ability to complete and operate a single hospital under the Agenda 111 hospital project before leaving office.
Speaking on the Ghana Kasa show on Kasapa FM, monitored by GhanaWeb, the former legislator stated emphatically that none of the hospitals will be completed before the government exits power on January 7, 2025.
“…To be fair, I will score this government 4 over 10. The reason I say I will give them that score is that if you look at Agenda 111 [hospitals], they have started, but I assure you, you can keep this voice: they can’t finish just one hospital for doctors and nurses to be in before they leave office.
“Where are the 40 hospitals they claim have been completed? You know the NPP loves to tell lies. They should mention where the hospitals are situated. Initially, I said they couldn’t finish 10, [but] now we have about 22 days to the elections, I repeat, just one hospital, they can’t complete. They said they have finished some hospitals in the Western Region, but that is not part of Agenda 111; the Agenda 111 hospitals have unique designs. So if someone says he has completed 40 of the Agenda 111 hospitals, he should show the pictures to Ghanaians.” he said.
The spokesperson for the campaign of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the New Patriotic Party’s flagbearer for the 2024 election, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, recently announced that over forty hospitals built under the Nana Addo-led government’s Agenda 111 projects are ready for commissioning.
Speaking on Joy News’ AM Show on Monday, November 4, 2024, Miracles stated that these hospitals are fully constructed and ready for use.
“Between 45 and 47 of them will be commissioned before the end of the year,” he said during the show. “They will be commissioned and put to use.”
He added, “As we speak, most of them are nearly complete in terms of the installation of their equipment, and about five of them are in the Ashanti Region.”
According to him, Dr Bawumia is committed to continuing and completing the remaining projects if given the chance to lead the country in the upcoming elections.
The Agenda 111 projects, officially known as Ghana’s Priority Health Infrastructure Projects, aim to provide quality healthcare across the country. The initiative comprises seven regional hospitals, two regional psychiatric hospitals (for the northern and middle belt zones), and one new national psychiatric hospital in Accra.
The NPP won't be able to commission even a single Agenda 111 hospital to operate before leaving office… – Hon. Daniel Kwesi Ashiamah ( Fmr. MP, Buem constituency )#KasapaFM #EIBNetwork #ElectionHub#NPP #NDC pic.twitter.com/yDAFyFRKRK
— Kasapa 102.5 FM (@kasapafm) November 14, 2024
