Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo has mocked the inability of the erstwhile Akufo-Addo government for failing to complete a single hospital under the Agenda 111 project during their eight years in power.
Speaking in Parliament during the debate of the State of the Nation Address on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, Isaac Adongo pointed out that after eight years of New Patriotic Party (NPP) leadership, the government cannot present a completed and functioning hospital, claiming that all their projects remain unfinished.
He highlighted that since 2017, the NPP has consistently stated that their projects are at various stages of completion, yet Ghanaians have never seen them finished. He humorously referred to the situation as “Bawumia baako, uncompleted projects bebree,” rhetorically questioning when these projects would ever be completed.
“Mr. Speaker, we live in a country where after eight years some people cannot show us a completed functioning hospital, all they have are uncompleted projects under various stages of completion. We have been hearing under various stages of completion since 2017, when are you going to complete them?, of course ‘Bawumia baako, uncompleted projects bebree’, yeah,” he said
Mr. Adongo further emphasized that the NPP government left behind a struggling economy, which President John Dramani Mahama outlined in his first SONA on February 27, 2025.
Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has revealed none of the Agenda 111 hospital projects inaugurated by the erstwhile Akufo-Addo government have been completed.
According to him, all the hospital projects are currently under construction and at various stages of completion.
He expressed surprise over the fact that although none of the hospitals are yet operational, they were inaugurated by former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo before he left office.
During an inspection tour of the projects at the Atwima Kwanwoma Municipal Hospital in Trede in the Ashanti Region on Monday, March 3, 2025, Mintah Akandoh said President John Dramani Mahama had tasked him to work out the completion of the projects.
“I have been directed by the President to transfer the Agenda 111 hospitals from the presidency to the Ministry of Health, and also to oversee their completion.
“Where I am standing is one of the hospitals, and when it comes to hospitals, it is not just about the building alone but also the necessary facilities and staff that make up a functional hospital.
“Upon our inspection, we cannot call this place a hospital because construction is still ongoing.
“Based on the briefing I received from the same consultant employed by the previous government, none of the hospitals have been completed,” the Health Minister said.
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