Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, the Minister of Health, has blasted former President Akufo-Addo over his recent call on the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government to complete the Agenda 111 hospital project.
According to Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, he wished Akufo-Addo had not made those comments, arguing that his government spent 4.8bn on Agenda 111, yet not a single facility was operational.
Speaking at a press engagement on Monday, April 13, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh stated, “The former president, I wish he had not made this statement. Unfortunately, he has said it. He told all of us Ghanaians that Agenda 111 would be completed before he left office”.
“Let me even grant him the longer period he gave, that he would complete all Agenda 111 hospitals before leaving office. By that time, he left office, he had spent GH¢4.8 billion on the project, yet not a single facility was operational,” Akandoh stated.
“So, this is the person calling on us to complete Agenda 111,” he added.
His comments follow calls from former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, who has told the NDC-led John Mahama government that the stalled Agenda 111 hospitals must be completed.
According to Akufo-Addo, the completion and operationalisation of the stalled Agenda 111 hospitals will boost Ghana’s healthcare.
Akufo-Addo made this known while speaking over the weekend at the launch of the Kyebi Government Hospital’s centenary celebrations.
The event was organised by the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional State and the Kyebi Government Hospital.
Akufo-Addo stated, “We must also be honest, not every project was realised, not every project was completed. At some facilities, we reached advanced stages that could not be finished before our term ended.
Agenda 111 must be continued. Continuity, not disruption, is how health systems succeed,” he said.
It will be recalled that Agenda 111 was a flagship under the former Akufo-Addo government, which was designed to construct 111 hospitals nationwide to bridge gaps in access to medical care.
Some Ghanaians reacting to the Health Minister’s claims stated, “The Minister’s response is very unfortunate. Politicians must know hw to talk when holding a public office. The Hon Minister seems to have forgotten this and has just responded as tho he were on a campaign platform. Sm of these Hospitals are ready but have been completely abandoned”.
“And 15months in office, you have not operationalised even one of the completed facilities out of spite to the former President and the NPP.
Who loses the most at the end??? Ordinary Ghanaians.
We need to be serious in Ghana”, an X user added.
One X user added, “This guy so he get brain??? He couldn’t complete, so you won’t work on them? What about the 3 that have been completed and commissioned???
Akufo-Addo came to complete 10 polyclinics started by Mahama, and hospitals like Fomena, Kumawu, Bekwai, Tepa, and Konongo were all completed and operationalised!!!
He even started and completed some hospitals that were in contract, but a single block hasn’t been laid yet, for example, Weta, Buipe, Tolon, Somanya, etc!!!
Governance is a continuum!!!”.
A netizen added, “NPP and NDC ..I’m so tired of these two. This useless cycle. It’s been like this for years. I don’t care who is better or worse. These 2 parties are Ghana’s greatest evil. And if you’re a Youth and still live in the bubble of NDC and NPP politics, I feel sorry for you”.
In related news, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, the Deputy Finance Minister, has disclosed that 35 contractors under the Agenda 111 initiative received US$7.9 million in mobilisation funds, but they failed to deliver work equal to the payments.
According to Thomas Nyarko Ampem, an Auditor-General on Arrears and Payables, as at the end of 2024, uncovered significant irregularities under the Agenda 111 project.
The Deputy Minister disclosed that the audit findings showed that some contractors who took the US$7.9 million did not mobilise to their respective sites, and others also failed to deliver work.
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Kwabena Mintah Akandoh responds to former President Nana Akufo -Addo on Agenda 111 projects. pic.twitter.com/GFsLApMdM4
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