Alex Segbefia has described as 'unfortunate' President Akufo-Addo's announcement of the construction of some district hospitals while updating Ghanaians on COVID-19.
"I think that it was an unfortunate statement to make at the time because I don’t think that is the platform to use to make such an announcement. This is an international platform, lots of people listen across the world as to what our President is going to say with regards to COVID-19. Hospitals that are going to be built in a year’s time are not the issue currently. We want to know what steps you are taking to deal with COVID-19, and so to use that platform to make a political statement is unfortunate," he opined.
The Former Minister for Health further indicated in an interview on Neat FM's 'Me Man Nti' programme that there was no need for the President to reiterate the construction of the 88 district hospitals because it was already in the manifesto of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
"He didn’t say anything that was not in the manifesto of the NPP . . . it’s already in the manifesto so what was the point of saying it now?" he queried.
Meanwhile, he believes it is not feasible to construct 88 district hospitals acroos the country in a year.
"We all want hospitals but to do it in a year, it will be right to say that based on the historical facts on how we build our hospitals in this country, it will not be possible to build 94 hospitals in one year. For him to give such timeline smacks of politics," he added.
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Background
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced plans to construct 88 new district hospitals and six new regional hospitals within a year.
In his eighth address to the nation on the coronavirus pandemic, he indicated that there are 88 districts in our country without district hospitals; we have six new regions without regional hospitals; we do not have five infectious disease control centres dotted across the country, and we do not have enough testing and isolation centres for diseases like COVD-19. We must do something urgently about this”
While this move has been highly commended due to the infrastructure deficit in the health sector, the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) thinks it is an attempt to solicit for votes from Ghanaians and secure a second term for the Akufo-Addo-led administration.
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PROGRESSIVE MINDED JM GRANTED TAX WAIVER FOR HOSPITAL PROJECTS TO BE FASTRACK. UNDER NANA CORO, THE TAX WAIVER FOR THE HOSPITAL PROJECTS MEANT FOR THE GREATER GOOD AND THE COMMONER WERE REVOKED AND RATHER CHOOSE AS A PRIORITY TO GRANT TAX WAIVER OF 24 MILLION DOLLARS TO A CRONY TO PUT UP A HOTEL. THE FACTS AND MYTHS OF THE CENTURY. THE CON MAN AGAIN. 88 FRESH HOSPITALS IN 12 MONTHS NO DIDICATED FUNDING SOURCES NEITHER IN THE BUDGET. 88HOSPITALS/ 12 MONTHS. MAKING AVEVARGE COMPLETION PERIOD OF 7 HOSPITALS PER MONTH. COMPLETION PERIOD OF A HOSPITAL OF 7HOSPITAL/30 DAYS. AVERAGE OF FOUR DAYS TO COMPLETE A HOSPITAL. GRANTED THERE IS A DEDICATED FUNDING, COMPLETING A HOSPITAL IN FOUR DAYS AVERAGE PERIOD IS NOT FEASIBLE. LET THE PRESIDENT ADMIT AND TELL GHANAIANS EVEN,HOW MANY CHIPS COMPOUND WAS INITIATED AND COMPLETED IN 3 AND HALF YEARS. THE CON MAN OF OUR TIME.
It was under the watch of this Segbefia guy when ambulances that cannot even carry dead bodies were procured...... Shu.ttt up.ppp!!!! you NDC guys talk too much but cannot achieve anything. Only create, l00t and share schemes you can manage.
For people like Alex Segbafia, it is not worthy even to listen to them. Such are those who could not even get better ambulance to procure for Mother Ghana. Yet they have suddenly found their voices criticise President Akufo Addo. Just wait. A date will be prepared for you to explain yourself for the purchase of those ***barred word*** ambulance for Mother Ghana. Save your voice for that day
So Mr. Segbefia what is your point really? You are not making sense at all. When Mahama said in the midst of this same corona crises that if he comes to power, although he knows he is not, he would build a medical science research centre like Noguchi in the North you did not come out to say he was doing politics. What kind of devilish hypocrisy is this. Shame on you. If the president is think ahead to prepared the country against future crises and to improve our national health infrastructure what is wrong with it? When do you want him to say it? When the ambulances were inaugurated Mahama sarcastically asked where the ambulances would be taking the sick since the government has not built hospital. Now they want to build hospitals too you say why? What is wrong with you people? What do you NDC people want from Ghanaians? I do not have a hospital in my district and I want one built now whether you are happy about it or not. Politics so what? Building a hospital was made a political issue by Mhama and yourself when you people went round inaugurating uncompleted hospital as part of your campaign. So just shut you hypo mouth.
On which platform do you expect the president to announce his decision building the 88hospital which in my opinion doable.you inflated project cost on the seven district hospitals, took part of the project cost for your selfish electioneering survey ad to whether your party would have won the election and now you have the guts to question president about his intentions.? Hon. SEGBEFIA, pls keep quiet because you are not fit to talk about such matters. You failed Ghana when you were in power.