Leader and flagbearer for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has called on President Akufo-Addo to desist from what he described as knee-jerk promises in his approach towards finding solutions to the country’s problems.
The President, says Ghana would have been in a good position to create a friendly environment, in terms of health facilities, to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic if the government had a “well-thought-through and matched plan.”
Mr. Mahama comments come on the back of government’s announcement last Sunday that some 88 health facilities will be built in districts across the country.
But Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has said the administration has never abandoned health facilities started under the former government led by John Mahama.
The Coalition of NGOs in Health said it has also uncovered about 53 health projects across the country left unattended to, since the assumption of the Nana Akufo-Addo led administration and called for their completion.
In a televised address on Thursday, John Mahama cheered President Akufo-Addo to focus on a plan that is trustworthy “and clearly thought-through.”
“What we should avoid is knee-jerk promises that appear reactive rather than a product of critical thinking and well-coordinated response to existing or emerging problems,” he said on April 30.
He added “considering the rather tall list of his [Akufo-Addo] unfulfilled or poorly implemented promises from yesteryears, I believe in a well-thought-out and forward-looking agenda which ensures further strategic investment in our health sector to meet contemporary and future challenges.”
Source: www.Ghgossip.com
