The overlord of the Asante Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged President Nana Akufo-Addo to account to the Ghanaian people.
The King said accounting for his stewardship will help the people to appreciate the success of the NPP administration.
Otumfuo made this statement on Sunday, October 16, 2022 when President Akufo-Addo called on him at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi.
The visit to Manhyia was to mark the beginning the president’s four-day official visit to the Ashanti Region.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu said it was good that the President was in the region to inspect development projects undertaken by the government and wished him well on his visit.
Projects
On his part, Akufo-Addo recounted some important projects his government has undertaken in the region which is considered to be the stronghold of the governing New patriotic Party (NPP).
Some of the projects, he said was the rehabilitation of some roads in Kumasi and some parts of the region amounting to over 300 kilometres.
His government, he noted, since 2017 has embarked on the construction and completion of some thirty-two (32) hospital projects in the Ashanti Region among other projects including schools and other infrastructure development.
The President after the visit proceeded to Konongo to commission the 60-bed Asante Akim Municipal Hospital.
Speaking at the commissioning of the hospital on Sunday, President Akufo-Addo stressed that “I am not referring to CHPS compounds and health centres, I am talking specifically about hospital projects”.
Under Agenda 111, the President noted that his government is constructing sixteen (16) district hospitals in Trede, Kokoben, Boamang, Nsuta Sekyere, Manso Adubia, Mankranso, Kwabenakwa, Barekese, Kodie, Asiwa, Akrofuom, Adugyama, Adansi Asokwa, Asokore Mampong, Bantama and Nyinahin, in addition to the construction of a psychiatric hospital in Onwe, in the Ejisu Municipality.
“There are five (5) hospitals being constructed by VAMED Engineering in Manso Nkwanta, Twedie, Sabronum, Drobonso and Suame,” he stated.
Under the EUROGET Project, the Akufo-Addo Government has seen to the completion of the Ahafo Ano North District Hospital in Tepa, and the Asante Akyem Hospital in Konon”go.
“As I indicated earlier, the two hundred and fifty bed Ashanti Regional Hospital in Sewua, and the five hundred bed Military Hospital at Afari will be commissioned and completed next year,” he said.
