A former deputy Ashanti Regional Minister, Joseph Yamin, has indicated that the $100 million fund to commence the Agenda 111 is not enough.
He stated that the funds released for the commencement of the project will not be enough to even complete the preliminary construction stages.
Speaking on the project,;he noted that it is not smart for government to start a project;for which it has not secured full funding. Mr. Yamin believes that,;if the $100 million is shared equally for the commencement of Agenda 111,;each project will get about 900,000 dollars as mobilization.
“They say 88 hospitals will be funded by the government and the rest will be constructed from loans that will be acquired later on. Meanwhile, these projects are supposed to be finished in 12 months.
“This amount cannot even complete two percent of the project and if the government is unable to secure funding later on,;these hospitals will end up engulfed with weeds.” Also
Joseph Yamin
Gov’t is creating impression that they’re working
Mr. Yamin further said government is just trying to create the impression they are doing something and working on a project they have no funding for.
He further added that it will also be cruel on the part of the government;to even ask contractors to pre-finance the project, since it already owes them over Ghc30 billion. Rather, he charged the government to focus on completing existing hospital projects.
“This ambitious program is good for the country but what has happened to uncompleted hospitals taken over by weeds? The President promised the people of Kumawu $5 million to complete a hospital which is 70 percent complete. What is going to happen to the many such projects?
“Even if we finish these hospitals, do we have the human capacity to man these hospitals? President Akufo Addo and the NPP are playing with the sensibilities of Ghanaians.”
Joseph Yamin
Agenda 111, a failed dream
Mr. Yamin further described government’s plan to build 111 hospitals across the country as, a failed dream.
According to him, the ruling party thinks its dreams are an achievement and cited the Agenda 111 project as one of such dreams.
“It is only the NPP that will rejoice at a dream. They don’t look at the pros and cons of their dream. Ever since the President won election 2020, he has not done anything to grace the Ashanti Region.
“The project being launched in the region will only end up bringing disgrace to us. When you plan to do something and it is not realized, that is a failed agenda. I am surprised the NPP is not doing a thorough analysis of the project.”
Joseph Yamin
Agenda 111
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo; as part of measures to mitigate the impact of the health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic;has broken grounds to commence of the construction of hospitals under the government’s Agenda 111 initiative.
The project is part of a grand vision for Ghana’s healthcare sector by the Akufo-Addo administration,;the realization of which will ensure that 101 outstanding districts will be provided with hospitals in addition to 10 selected regional and specialized hospitals.
According to the President,;the Agenda 111 is programmed to take 12 months to complete from the commencement of each unit, with a funding of $100 million from the government through the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF).
