Agyapong Slams Minority on Afari Hospital Stalemate
Former Defence and Interior Committee Chairman Kennedy Agyapong has excoriated the Minority in Parliament for what he termed abject failure to advance the Afari Military Hospital, declaring that the prolonged inaction constitutes a betrayal of public trust. His broadside rekindles partisan tensions over abandoned state projects.
Speaking on the impasse, Agyapong stated, “You did nothing about Afari hospital in 8 years,” directing his censure at Minority legislators over the facility’s delayed completion. He further asserted, “I’m an NPP but I have to tell you the truth, we’re talking about Ghana and nobody,” insisting that national interest must supersede partisan allegiance in resolving the healthcare infrastructure deadlock.
The Afari Military Hospital was initiated during the administration of Former President J.A. Kufuor as a flagship medical installation for military personnel and civilian populations in the Ashanti Region. According to the Ministry of Defence, the project has suffered recurring setbacks stemming from fiscal constraints, contract renegotiations, and procurement bottlenecks across multiple political transitions. The facility remains uncommissioned despite successive pledges.
According to Parliamentary records, the Defence and Interior Committee previously flagged the hospital’s stagnation as a priority concern, yet budgetary allocations and execution timelines have repeatedly lapsed. Agyapong, who chaired the committee in the erstwhile Parliament of Ghana, contends that legislative oversight was deficient during the Minority’s stewardship and that current criticism rings hollow without historical accountability.
The confrontation underscores systemic challenges in sustaining capital projects beyond electoral cycles, with cost escalations and public disillusionment mounting. Civil society groups are demanding a definitive commissioning schedule and an audit of disbursements to restore credibility and deliver the long-promised healthcare relief.
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Source: Korkor Anumu
