General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketia is laying blame at the doorstep of President H. E Nana Addo Dankwah Akuffo Addo for Monday's shameful incident that occured at the Tamale Teaching Hospital.
He accuses the president of placing the nation under ransom following what he considers to be the latter's "ineffectiveness" in handling the country’s security matters.
A pro-NPP group known as the Coalition of Concerned NPP Youth on Monday, 13th August, 2018, chased out of office the Chief Executive Officer of the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH), Dr. David Zaawumya Kolbila.
In what can best be described as a brazen attack that shocked and frightened hospital staff and health seekers, over five unarmed members of the group stormed boldly into the only referral facility in the country’s north. They burst into the CEO’s office and locked it up after ejecting him alongside a director of administration and a female secretary.
The party vigilante force accused the CEO of adopting a habit of issuing threats to staff, engaging in procurement breaches, neglecting the purchase of key hospital consumables such as examination gloves, needles and syringes, and illegal transfer of drugs to stock his private hospital and incompetence.
Among other issues, they also accused him of travelling to China without handing over to the next in command.
In a video of the attack, the attackers were seen asking the CEO and other occupants of the office to pack and leave. The CEO was made to clear his table and paraded out down the three-story complex amidst unrestrained verbal denigrations.
A similar incident played out on February 23, 2017.
On that day, the pro-NPP group known as the Northern Young Patriots, demanded the immediate dismissal of the Tamale Teaching Hospital Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Prosper Akambong.
The group’s Chairman, Bashiru Baba at a news conference in Tamale, accused Dr. Akambong of superintending over corruption, nepotism and abuse of human rights of staff.
They also claimed that Dr. Prosper Akambong reduced the major referral health facility to a death trap.
Call Your Trained Boys To Order
Speaking in an interview on Okay FM’s Ade Akye Abia programme, Mr Asiedu Nketia believed if the government had adopted a firm policy against similar acts of vigilantism recorded a couple of months ago, the situation would not have degenerated to this level.
"I can tell you that a similar thing happened in the Brong Ahafo region last week where a police officer was badly injured and the life of Hon Collins Dauda was nearly snuffed out of him by some vigilante group.
"Nana Addo should call his trained boys to order before things gets out of hand," he cautioned.
Tamale Hospital CEO Reinstated Amidst Heavy Security.
In a related development, the embattled CEO of the TTH has been re-instated, Peacefmonline.om can confirm.
The Regional Security Council led by the Minister, Salifu Saeed, went to the major referral hospital in the North to restore law and order after the group known as Khandahar Boys locked out the CEO and sacked other management members.
The Minister promised to beef up security at the hospital to prevent the perennial disturbances instigated by party footsoldiers.
Source: Isaac kwame Owusu/Peacefmonline.com/[email protected]
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Hahahaha,Mr general mosquito do you remember we no go sit down time, when army generals were killed,becarful . general mosquito.problems in Ghana did not start today . politics is not critisize anything the current government does.plesae Mr general mosquito we need critical thinker in our beautiful country Ghana.
coming news, nana addo must stop every thing and give ghana people food, monies and jobs, the youths of ghana are hungry and jobless, mothers are begging for monies to buy food in ghana, people have become frustrated in ghana, ghana people are losing hope and faith in life, , ghanaIANS go to church from monday to monday, all churches should pay tax, those who cant pay tax, their offices should be used for one factory ,one district, police must enforce discipline in the whole ghana society,there is two much indiscipline and poverty in ghana, no ghana person should, must ought to vote for n,d, c again , n,d,c have collapse ghana economy, if you dont think so. ask J,J, RAWLINGS THAT WHAT PARTY IN GHANA HAVE COLLAPSE THE ECONOMY, FROM GHANA PEOPLE
ediot @ yaw, who ruined this country more than mahama and his cr1minal gangs, the fact of the matter is ndc and their block head supporters can't come to terms with the development projects and social interventions of the Akuffo Addo government they would have love to see or hear scandals every now and then but they see and hear develop and social interventions so they can't sleep. More especially their poodle Charlote Osei has been kick out of her post and Ghana card is going to be used in the next election and also ROPAL would be used in the next elections, it is giving them sleepless night, they would remain in opposition for a long time to come, kwashia buuuului, juloi
So Mahama also to be blame for the same shame thing that occurred during his time? 'NDC can't think far!'
Were you effective when Azorka boys were causing mayhem all over the country? !rrit@nt.
I really do not see why M O N K E Y Asiedu Nkatia is permitted to make comments to the general public. Person like this always speak against Nana Addo. Look at his face and tell me who ABOABA Asiedu looks like. During NDC time this CRIMINAL MAN and his president Mahama loot our country money. Now they are been hunting by the curse of Ghanaian. You Aseidu Nkatia wait and see your future life and stop talking. You are more than fooooooooooooool
where is the policeman of Ghana politics, JJ
Bra Yaw you are right, nana do g has done more harm than good
He already done his BEST!! Nothing else extraordinary can be done!!! The next president will have PROBLEMS bringing order to Ghana!!