During an appearance on Onua TV on May 22, 2024, former Third National Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Michael Omari Wadie, failed to mention any completed hospital projects by the government in the Ashanti Region, a key stronghold of the party. When asked to name a single project completed since the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo administration took office in 2017, Wadie struggled to provide an example and even resorted to searching on his phone.

The host of the show, Captain Smart, along with co-guest Hopeson Adorye, dismissed Wadie's reference to the Sewua Hospital project. Captain Smart remarked, "Mahama built Sewua; it's completed and has been left to rot in the bush."

When Adorye questioned why Wadie couldn't mention any of the Agenda 111 hospital projects, Wadie responded that some of these projects are expected to be commissioned in September 2024. Captain Smart and Adorye concluded that, in reality, the NPP had not completed any such projects.

Adorye also expressed frustration over a recent promise by Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to ensure the completion of the Pwalugu Dam, a project that began in 2019.

Pwalugu Dam Project: Progress Stalled Despite Initial PromisesNearly five years after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo initiated the construction of the Pwalugu multipurpose dam project in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region, progress remains stagnant. Despite a historic sod-cutting ceremony in November 2019, the project, which had been on the drawing board since the early 1960s, has faced significant delays due to long planning periods and bureaucratic hurdles.

The dam's construction, aimed at addressing annual floods and deaths caused by the Bagre Dam's overflow from upstream Burkina Faso, was expected to be completed in about four years and two months. The project is being executed by Sinohydro, a Chinese state-owned hydropower engineering and construction company.

Financial challenges have been a primary reason for the delay. Despite the government's commitment, securing the necessary funds has proven difficult. Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the NPP's flagbearer, acknowledged these financial constraints as a significant hurdle. At the launch of the Northern Development Authority's five-year strategic plan in Tamale, Dr. Bawumia emphasized the government's ongoing efforts to secure funds to complete the dam.

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