The Director of Communications of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, has called on the government to commit the necessary resources to complete and operationalise the Afari Military Hospital project, saying only a small portion of the work remains outstanding.
According to him, the facility was 98 per cent complete when the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia administration handed over power on January 7, 2025, leaving about two per cent of the work to be completed at an estimated cost of $500,000.
Mr Ahiagbah said completing the project would enable the hospital to begin serving the health needs of Ghanaians and contribute to healthcare delivery in the Ashanti Region and beyond.
“All the current government needs to do is make a two per cent effort, roughly $500,000, to finish the job and put the hospital to use,” he stated.
Facts
In a statement issued in response to recent public discussions on the project, Mr Ahiagbah also urged stakeholders to ensure that public discourse on national development projects was guided by facts rather than political propaganda.
He said Ghanaians deserved accurate information on the status of major infrastructure projects and should not be misled by claims that failed to reflect the facts.
“The Ghanaian people deserve facts, not propaganda,” he stressed.
Project status
Mr Ahiagbah explained that when the NPP administration assumed office in 2017, the Afari Military Hospital project was approximately 40 per cent complete.
He said the government subsequently advanced the project to 98 per cent completion by January 2025, representing a further 58 percentage points of progress.
He added that civil works on the core hospital had reached 97.5 per cent completion as of September 2024, while architectural works stood at 87 per cent. Roads and landscaping works were 80 per cent and 77 per cent complete, respectively.
Mr Ahiagbah’s remarks was also in response to recent comments made by a former NPP Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, who is also a two-time NPP flagbearer hopeful, regarding the status of the project.
Background
The Afari Military Hospital project at Sewua in the Ashanti Region is one of the country's largest military and healthcare infrastructure investments.
The project traces its origins to the administration of former President John Agyekum Kufuor, during which plans were developed for the establishment of a major military referral hospital to improve healthcare delivery for military personnel and civilians, particularly in the northern and middle belts of the country.
Construction officially commenced in March 2014 under the first administration of President John Dramani Mahama, with an initial completion target of 2016.
