19th November 2023 12:31:21 PM
2 mins readMember of Parliament for Juaboso, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has criticised the government's sod-cutting ceremony for the conversion of the Bono Regional Hospital in Sunyani into a Teaching Hospital, labeling it a deceptive act. Health Minister Kwaku Agyemang Manu conducted the sod-cutting ceremony on Saturday. However, according to Mr.
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Mintah Akandoh, the government's 2024 budget statement presented on Wednesday did not allocate funds for the construction or expansion of the Sunyani hospital. “There is no known government policy, financial allocation and the political will to undertake such an expansion of the facility into a teaching facility, and the minister knows there is no allocation in the 2024 budget,” the MP noted.
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In a statement on behalf of the Minority in Parliament, Mr. Akandoh asserted that there is no established government policy, financial allocation, or political will to undertake such an expansion of the facility into a teaching hospital. He emphasized that the minister is aware of the absence of allocation in the 2024 budget for this purpose.
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Describing the sod-cutting event as another instance of government grandstanding to mislead the people of Bono and the country, Mr. Akandoh questioned the timing of the ceremony amid an IMF program and nearing an election year, especially when the project was not included in the budget.
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The supposed sod cutting amid an IMF programme and the proximity to an election year is suspicious – especially when the project was not captured in the budget.” He reminded Ghanaians of the government's history of failing to fund similar promised projects over the years, citing examples such as the demolition of the well-functioning La General Hospital and an Accident and Emergency Centre at the Dormaa Hospital without subsequent funding.
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Source: The Independent Ghana
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