Agenda 111 Is An Afterthought; There Is No Transparency In Funding Source – Mahama

Former President John Dramani Mahama has said government’s attempt to build hospitals across the country under its Agenda 111 initiative is an afterthought.

According to him, the initiative is a face-saving move seeking to cure Nana Addo government’s failure to show evidence of infrastructure for the colossal amount of money it has borrowed since it assumed office in 2017.

Speaking on Ura Radio in Bolgatanga as part of his ‘Thank You Tour’, the former President said there is no transparency in how the construction of the hospitals will be funded.

“They have borrowed so much and what is there to show for it. Now they say Agenda 111 which is just an afterthought. There is no transparency in how funding will be raised for it. Are we going to borrow more or where will the money come from? We don’t know,” he said.

Government has announced the construction of 101 District Hospitals across the country under its Agenda 111 at a cost of nearly $17 million each. Under the initiative, some new regional hospitals will be built with two additional specialized hospitals.

President Akufo Addo is set to cut sod for the commencement of the construction today August 17, 2021 in the Ashanti region.

Government also announced that funding has been secured with an initial amount of $100 million made available by the government of Ghana for the commencement of the construction.

Credit: Dreamz FM