Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer aspirant and businessman, Kennedy Agyapong, has taken a swipe at the Minority in Parliament over criticisms surrounding delays in the completion of the Afari Military Hospital project, insisting that both the NPP and NDC must accept responsibility for the stalled facility.
Speaking to the media during a donation exercise to the Ghana Police Service as part of activities marking his 66th birthday, the outspoken former Assin Central Member of Parliament accused politicians of engaging in unnecessary partisan politics instead of focusing on national development.
Mr. Agyapong, who also donated a pickup truck, an incubator and personal protective equipment (PPEs) to the 37 Military Hospital to support healthcare delivery, said attempts to blame the current administration alone over the delayed Afari Military Hospital project were unfair and dishonest.
According to him, the project predates the current government and successive administrations have all failed to complete it.
He explained that although the National Democratic Congress (NDC) continued aspects of the project after taking office, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), despite spending eight years in government, also failed to complete the facility.
“I’m NPP, but I have to tell you the truth. We are talking about Ghana and nobody, we didn’t do anything. Read my lips, I’m telling you the gospel truth,” he stressed.
The former lawmaker further disclosed that while serving as Chairman of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, attempts by the committee to inspect the Afari hospital project were allegedly blocked.
“When we decided to go and inspect Afari, they stopped us. We didn’t go,” he claimed.
Mr. Agyapong questioned why some politicians were now criticizing the current administration over the project after just 15 months in office when previous governments had failed to deliver it over several years.
“I heard somebody talking about 15 months. Has Afari Hospital been there for 15 months? We were there for eight years and you didn’t do it,” he said.
He argued that Ghana’s development would remain slow if politicians continued to defend their parties instead of admitting failures and working collectively in the national interest.
“We will criticize NDC. We will criticize NPP. That’s the only way to go,” he noted.
The outspoken politician also appeared to respond to reactions from persons around him during the interview, saying some supporters were uncomfortable with his criticism of the NPP.
“When I mentioned NPP, he was blinking his eye. Why do you want me to criticize NDC and leave NPP when I know that both parties did not do the right thing for the country?” he quizzed.
Mr. Agyapong urged political leaders to put Ghana first and avoid turning every national issue into partisan debate.
“Ghana, we should love our nation and stop playing politics with everything and do the right thing for the country,” he added.
By 1960news.com
