The Member of Parliament for La Dade Kotopon, Rita Naa Odoley Sowah has expressed disappointment in government for not being able to reconstruct the demolished La General Hospital.
Speaking to Evelyn Tengmaa on TV3’s News Central, on November 9, 2023, the MP bemoaned the fact that various government officials have promised resumption of work on the project yet no action has been seen.
According to her, until the Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu announced in Parliament on 9th November, 2023 that sponsors of the La General Hospital have withdrawn their support because the government of Ghana has sought a bailout from the International Monetray Fund (IMF).
“I was surprised on the floor of Parliament yesterday when the Majority Leader said that due to lack of funding, government may not be able to complete the La General Hospital anytime soon. Meanwhile, several ministers have promised us dates to finish the project which never came to pass”.
“It was also captured in last year’s budget, even with that it was captured at a small place in the budget under Agenda 111 and I know under the Agenda 111, we do have regional hospitals so now what is happening?” she queried.
She further lamented that during the sod cutting ceremony for the reconstruction of the hospital, government promised to finish the project and hand it over in two years. However, it is past two years and the people of La and its environs have been left in limbo.
Madam Odoley Sowah threatened that if the Minister of Health does not address the current stalemate, she will join the Member of Parliament for Odododiodio Constituency, in the Greater Accra Region, to picket at Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Health until the reconstruction of the hospital starts.
By Clara Boadi Konadu