A Special Aide to former President John Mahama, Lawyer Edudzi Tamakloe believes President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo deliberately chose to honour his promise of building a Cathedral to God than fulfil his campaign promise to construct district hospitals for Ghanaians in the party's 2016 manifesto.
According to him, in the NPP's 2016 manifesto, under the Health Sector, the party pledged to construct district hospitals in 2017, yet three years down the line the Akufo-Addo administration has not made any attempt to commence even one of those structures since none of the budget statements from 2017 to 2020 captured these projects.
“ . . I have seen the 2017 budget statement in Parliament and it did not capture the project and in the 2018 to 2020 budget statements, the district hospital projects are not captured,” he indicated.
Speaking on Okay FM’s Ade Akye Abia Morning Show, Lawyer Edudzi Tamakloe said it is an undeniable fact that when he (Akufo-Addo) became President, he indicated where his priority lies; building a Cathedral for the glory of God.
“When he was voted into power, the President made it clear that his topmost priority was to build a cathedral for the glory of God . . . he promised God that should he win the election to become President, he will honour Him with a Cathedral . . . for the past three years, the President has been assiduously working towards fulfilling that promise to God more than the district hospitals captured in their manifesto,” he asserted.
Sod-cutting Is Your Only Achievement
Wondering how the President will be able to fulfil the promise of constructing 88 district hospitals within a year with barely 8months to the end of his four-year tenure, he said; "you are left with some few months to exit office and here you are making outlandish promises to put up 88 district hospitals in a year. The only thing your administration can tout as achievement is the sod-cut for what looks like a hospital performed by the Vice President Bawumia at Walewale, and since then, nothing has happened over there . . . and then also the commissioning of that small structure at Atomic by the President which he said will be used as a facility for the referral of COVID-19 cases."
No Fantasy Dome-like Hospitals
Sounding a bit cynical, the NDC activist entreated the current administration that, even though they appear to be in a bit of haste, it will be prudent on the NPP's part to ensure the party does not oversee or spearhead the construction of pavilion-like district hospitals, but rather the Dodowa type of hospital ex-President John Dramani Mahama put up.
“ . . we have seen the kind of district hospital at Dodowa and so your kind of district hospital is it pavilion-like in the fashion of the Fantasy Dome at the Trade Fair? Is he coming to build the kind at Dodowa with 100 beds or what kind of hospital is he going to build?” he quizzed.
Source: Daniel Adu Darko/Peacefmonline.com
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but for the Good Lord, you stole the election again. we would build the Church to the glory of God. we would also register before the elections and NPP would win given the sincererity and the challenges it met. Nana has done too well so i would vote for him again.
Were they( hospital) completed when your Boss (John Mahama) Mr incompetentt , was spending billions of dollars on Guinea fowls who flew to Burkina and never returned till date, Hei gyae gyemii no
Fine lawyer who has fallen into the propaganda maze to make a moron of himself. You believe in Nkrumah's philosophy if ' seek ye FIRST the political kingdom and ALL shall be added unto you', as against Jesus' 'Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and all its righteousness, and all.. ' Mention the ALL that Nkrumah promised 63 years ago that has been.added to the 'political' he called for. Of the 63 years, your P/NDC did 27 years (a generation) All that we have gained is over politicisation of everything in this country, just as you have done. And I know there are many of your ilk, praising you for this big failure! And you still not have the brains that that call has become a political curse on this nation that undermines your logic and reasoning as a lawyer? Which right thinking will discount honour to God? The honour to God with the Cathedral as a symbol of sacrifice is upturning the political curse we brought unto ourselves. Kwesi Pratt discounted the prayers of the Pastors who went to Akosombo Dam to pray for the rains that had failed in 2007. When the heavens opened and it rained to flood the Volta Lake, destroying people''s property, did he remember them? Please God is alive and supreme. Do not allow partisan politics to pitch your weak mind against God.
Covid19 has thought us valuable lessons. Our hearts and loyalty to God is more important than church building. Today with all the nice church buildings we have nobody can go inn there to fellowship. Let us love God and our neighbors with all our hearts. We will all account for our deeds.
Nana pls organize Sunday Church service on GTV for the nation since Church activities are not going to start anytime soon. This move will put off our thirst for Church service. Thank you.
Oh man what a leadership crisis that has hit the INCOMPETENT PARTY. Well for me I have said we are no more going to fly on AIRBUS through DUMSO to IMF and land us on WOYOMEY’S backyard. I know there could be a FORD EXPEDITION to take us by land but we would have preferred a BUS BRANDING driven by ATIVOR in the middle of BERKO POWER BRIBERY CRISIS so I decree like the Jews said NEVER AGAIN TO NDC. NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU NDC YAAMUTU
Ndc are sick and must be igno*red. Their incompetence has rendered them frustrated and depressed! Their wickedness and ha*te is deep in their bones and Ghana can't afford evil people to rule them. What do you ndc want from the president of the republic of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo Addo? Has he taking your country from you what kind of hate and nonse*nse is that? It's disgusting to see these people in the ndc as opposition in Ghana, they haven't said any good or sensible thing about Ghana and yet not ready to relocate and how do you feel comfortable after creating yourself as a monster living with people you hate? Its ridiculous
Oh John Mahama so you cannot take initiative of your own. The President talks about sharing food for the vulnerable you jumped into it. Immediately the President spoke about nose mask, you have started sharing nose masks so when at all are you going to be yourself? The follow follow must stop.
why is the construction of the cathedral giving the NDC sleepless nights? NPP will build the cathedral and build 88 hospitals and other infrastructure, i know u and your ilk cant think far, visionless bunch
When your talk of construction by the private sector, how much does the land cost them? That big land in the city center, is it own by the private sector? Small minds will always argue that the govt is not spending anything on the cathedral.