A number of Ghanaians have expressed shock at the double standards of former President John Mahama over his latest promise to create jobs through the NPP's ambitious construction of hospitals in all districts and Regional capitals without hospitals dubbed “Agenda 111”.
In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic which exposed the inadequate health needs of the country, especially in many districts, the Akufo-Addo government announced immediate plans to construct hospitals in about 80 districts without district hospitals as well as Regional and specialist hospitals totaling 111 facilities, hence the name Agenda 111.
However, the NDC led by former President Mahama pooh poohed the idea and described it as “overly ambitious and unrealistic” when the NPP announced the plan in 2021.
In fact as recent as March 2024, former President Mahama condemned the projects in multiple reports by the nation's leading news outlets.
Interestingly, former President Mahama is now promising trainee nurses jobs through the Agenda 111 hospitals he has continuously maligned.
Addressing trainee nurses over the weekend, former President Mahama told the students that if elected President, he would give them jobs through the Agenda 111 hospitals across the country.
"When I come, the agenda 111 hospitals they are building, I will continue and finish them so that we can create more space to be able to absorb all of you when you finish school", he told the students who found this very shocking.
Another blot on former President Mahama concerning trainee nurses and teachers is his unpopular cancellation of their trainee allowance.
The former President sought to justify why it was canceled but the trainees were visibly unimpressed as the allowances have been restored by the Akufo-Addo government since 2017.
The government's Agenda 111 hospitals which near completion in various districts have become very popular across the country.
Some Chiefs and district stakeholders have publicly hailed the project and expressed relief at having such critical health infrastructure.
Source: Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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