Agenda 111 Project: John Mahama Calls Out NPP Over Failure to Complete a Single Hospital after 4 Years

Agenda 111 Project: John Mahama Calls Out NPP Over Failure to Complete a Single Hospital after 4 Years

  • Former president Mahama says the Akufo-Addo administration has not completed a single hospital under the Agenda 111 project years after the promise
  • He urged the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to take Ghanaians serious by learning to fulfil promises made to them
  • President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo launched the Agenda 111 project in Trede in the Ashanti Region on Tuesday, August 17, 2021

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Former president John Dramani Mahama has criticised the Akufo-Addo-led government for not completing a single hospital under the Agenda 111 project years after the promise.

In a tweet Saturday, January 14, he said ''the ‘Agenda 111’ hospitals promise is in its 4th year, yet not a single hospital has been completed to support quality health care delivery''.

According to the 2020 presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), ''this is contrary to the lofty promise made in 2020''.

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Mahama calls out Akufo-Addo government over Agenda 111 project.
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John Mahama tells NPP to take Ghanaians serious

The former president said the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) must learn to take Ghanaians serious by fulfilling promises they made to them.

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''The NPP must learn to take Ghanaians seriously. Enough of the slogans!'' he said.

When was the Agenda 111 project commissioned?

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, launched the Agenda 111 project in Trede in the Ashanti Region on Tuesday, August 17, 2021.

The president said the project, among other things, would be providing 20,000 jobs for health professionals when completed.

He further stated that the Ministry of Health was going to recruit more doctors, nurses, and pharmacists once the project was done.

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Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh previously reported that the former president earlier criticised ministers who have resigned from their positions in the President Akufo-Addo-led government amid the economic turmoil.

He described the situation faced by the country as a ''mess'', saying it is too late for the ministers to desert the ship.

''Some members of the Akufo-Addo gov't have realized their boat is heading for disaster. It must be a relief for those deserting the ship, but it's so late. It's almost pointless,'' he shared on Twitter.

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Nathaniel Crabbe (Human-Interest editor) Nathaniel Crabbe is a journalist and editor with a degree in Journalism from the Ghana Institute of Journalism, where he graduated in 2015. He earned his master's from UPSA in December 2023. Before becoming an editor/writer of political/entertainment and human interest stories at Asaase Radio, Crabbe was a news reporter at TV3 Ghana. With experience spanning over ten years, he now works at YEN.com.gh as a human interest editor. You can reach him via nathaniel.crabbe@yen.com.gh.