Richard Ahiagbah is the Director of Communications for the NPP
The Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, has responded to President John Dramani Mahama’s statement on the operationalisation of the Agenda 111 hospital projects in the country.
According to him, the operationalization of constructed Agenda 111 facilities is solely the responsibility of the president.
He accused the president of being dishonest in his statements that the hospitals are not operational, asserting that the facilities are, in fact, ready to operate.
“It’s disingenuous for President John Dramami Mahama to say the hospitals are not operational when he knows it’s his responsibility to make them operational,” he wrote on X on February 27, 2025.
To clarify the matter, Ahiagbah stated that the Agenda 111 project, a flagship initiative under the administration of former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo aimed at addressing gaps in the healthcare system following the COVID-19 pandemic, had three hospitals constructed and commissioned.
He further noted that while these three facilities were completed, they have yet to be operationalized, as the previous government had to exit power due to the change in administration.
He went ahead to list the completed facilities spanning three different regions including, “Trede in Atwima Kwanwomma, Kokoben in Oforikrom and Bokro in Ahanta West.”
Ahiagbah argued that the NPP, under whose administration the project was initiated, cannot take action to operationalize the facilities since they are currently in opposition and lack the mandate to do so.
He emphasised that it is the responsibility of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government to take the necessary steps to make the facilities operational.
“Three Agenda 111 hospitals were duly commissioned and are ready to be operationalized. The NDC-Mahama administration is responsible for operationalizing these completed Agenda 111 hospitals because it is the government of the day. The NPP-Akufo-Addo administration cannot operationalize them from opposition,” he added.
This comes on the back of President John Dramani Mahama’s disclosure that none of the facilities were operating.
Addressing Ghanaians during the 2025 State of the Nation Address (SONA) on February 27, 2025, President John Dramani Mahama noted there was no funding source for the Agenda 111 projects.
He emphasised that the erstwhile Akufo-Addo government could have completed at least 22 hospitals out of the Agenda 111 project per the budget allocated; however, most of the hospitals are at foundation levels.
“I am sad to note that there is no funding source for this project. As I speak, not a single agenda 111 is operational. And it is worth disclosing that $400 million has already been disbursed under the Agenda 111 project. At a rate of approximately $80 million per hospital, this $400 spent could have been completed and made operational at least 22 of those hospitals.
“I believe the money should have been focused on completing several hospitals and making them operational instead of spreading it over the current 111 hospitals. As I speak, some are at the foundation level, and not a single one is operational,” he said.
Three Agenda 111 hospitals were duly commissioned and are ready to be operationalized. The NDC-Mahama Administration is responsible for operationalizing these completed Agenda 111 hospitals because it is the government of the day. The NPP-Akufo-Addo Administration can not…
— Richard Ahiagbah (@RAahiagbah) February 27, 2025
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