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Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer aspirant Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has admitted that the party\u00a0failed to\u00a0complete and operationalise the Afari Military Hospital in the Ashanti Region despite spending eight years in government.<\/strong> The former\u00a0Assin\u00a0Central Member of Parliament and former\u00a0chairman\u00a0of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee said the project remained unfinished throughout the NPP’s administration. Speaking to the media after donating a pickup truck and 15 motorcycles to the Ghana Police Service at the Accra Regional Police Headquarters on Tuesday, June 16, Agyapong said the issue must be viewed beyond political party lines because the focus should be on Ghana’s development.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The Afari Military Hospital project had its foundation laid during the administration of former President John Agyekum Kufuor, with major construction works carried out under a\u00a0subsequent\u00a0NDC government before the NPP inherited it. Agyapong said the NPP\u00a0failed to\u00a0complete the project during its eight years in office despite having the opportunity to do so. “This hospital was started by President John Agyekum Kufuor. The locations and all those things. NDC came to start it, and when we came, I am NPP, and I am telling you the gospel truth. I was the\u00a0chairman\u00a0for Defence and interior, and we\u00a0didn’t\u00a0do anything,” he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sprawling Afari Military Hospital compound in rural landscape<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Agyapong criticized attempts to put the blame solely on the current NDC administration, which has been in office for about 15 months, insisting that the NPP also had enough time to address the matter. “We were there for eight years, and we didn’t do it,” he said. “NDC started it. Why didn’t you complete it? You were there for eight years and didn’t complete it. When somebody comes for 15 months, then you have a problem.” He also disclosed that attempts by the Defence and Interior Committee to inspect the facility while he was chairman did not materialize. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“When we decided to go and inspect Afari, they stopped us. I heard somebody saying the Afari Hospital has been there for 15 months, but we were there for eight years and didn’t do it,” he added. Agyapong stressed that political leaders must be willing to acknowledge failures and put national interest ahead of party loyalty, arguing that Ghana’s development should not be sacrificed for partisan arguments. “We should criticize NPP and NDC. That’s the only way to go,” he said. “We should love our nation and stop playing politics with everything.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Afari Military Hospital project, located in the Ashanti Region, has remained at the centre of public debate, with concerns raised about delays in completing and operationalizing a facility expected to serve both military personnel and civilians. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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