The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) government will tomorrow 17th May open to public use the newly renovated Greater Accra Regional Hospital formerly Ridge Hospital which was constructed by the previous government led by former president John Dramani Mahama.
A statement from the health ministry signed by its head of public relations Robert Cudjoe inviting journalists to cover the ceremony for the opening of the facility to public use noted that new clinical services will also be introduced.
The 620-bed capacity hospital was financed by Government of Ghana with support from the Exim and HSBC Bank at an estimated of 250 million US dollars.
The cost of the hospital construction dominated headlines in the run up to the 2016 presidential and parliamentary election when the then opposition leader Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo now president of Ghana attacked the then NDC government of inflating the cost of the project.
The then NPP presidential candidate Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in his ‘real state of the nation’ address delivered in February 2015 accused former president Mahama and his NDC government of inflating the cost of the project by $142 million dollars.
His accusation was challenged by the then NDC government as well as Crown Agents Ghana Limited, the company contracted to conduct the Value for Money Assessment, on the project that made a recommendation that the total contract price for the project was rather reduced by $142 million.
The construction of the hospital is in two phases, Ex- president John Mahama commissioned the first phase in November 2016 and the second phase is expected to be completed by next year, 2018.
Apart from it world-class medical facilities, the ridge hospital now known as the Greater Accra regional hospital also has delivery suites, maternity wards, intensive care units and other modern facilities.
Source: radiogold905.com
Disclaimer: Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of Peacefmonline.com. Peacefmonline.com accepts no responsibility legal or otherwise for their accuracy of content. Please report any inappropriate content to us, and we will evaluate it as a matter of priority. |
Mr/Mrs journalist, every developmental project is done with our taxes not any president's pocket money so stop the childish journalism. U sometimes write stories as if u don't know ur work as a journalist. behave as a professional
Are people blind or something? Why blame Peace FM when the story came from good for nothing Radio Gold. Look at the source and you will see radiogold905.com. You these Educated Illiterates must be steady.
So do we have people from Peace FM to check these nursery and unprofessional journalism? NPP To Open “NDC’s Ridge Hospital” For Public Use Tomorrow would have been better Or: Akuffo-Addo To Open “Mahama’s Ridge Hospital” For Public Use Tomorrow
Did Mahama build the Hospital with his pocket money? Concert!
NPP LET US HAVE PEACE IN THIS COUNTRY HIS MAHAMAN THAT BUILT THE HOSPITAL PERIOD. GO AND DIE IF YOU LIKE DO NOT GO THERE THAT IS YOUR PROBLEM. WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF YOUR TROUBLES
Yes it is Mahama´s Hospital seeing as he used his own money to build it...sometimes I wonder whats wrong with people this man messed up our country and some people still defend him ***barred word***. Meanwhile you´re probably living in poverty
Every project in this country was initiated by someone. Why this heading? The source of this is even suspect? Let Radio Gold do its own dirty politics. Did Mahama use his own money to build the hospital? Please spare us this trashy reportage
Peace FM mo ye steady wai has Mahama built or its our money under his regime please ooo this is for Ghana and not NPP NDC wahala biaa. He has done well under his regime for this hospital but pls its not for him or his funds