Member of Parliament for Juaboso, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has labeled the ruling New Patriotic Party's (NPP) flagship health initiative, Agenda 111, as a waste of taxpayers' money.

Speaking to journalists after President Akufo-Addo delivered the 2024 State of the Nation Address, Mr Akandoh minced no words in expressing his disdain for the initiative, asserting that it is a failed project.

“Agenda 111 is a waste of the taxpayer’s money,” he said, adding that President Akufo-Addo was not bold enough to touch on the project because it has failed.

for Juaboso, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh (Middle) speaking to the media

He said the President touted the importance and urgency of the project, but “two years down the lane, there’s no single Agenda 111 facility that has been completed and commissioned.”

He further accused the Akufo-Addo led administration of neglecting and failing to adequately address the needs of the health sector.

Expressing his disappointment in the current administration, Mr Akando said despite President Akufo-Addo inheriting a lot of semi-completed health facilities across the country left behind by the Mahama administration, he has failed to complete them. “Now, not a single one has been commissioned,” Mr Akandoh emphasised.

“The health sector has been crippled under the current administration. President Akufo-Addo inherited a lot of health facilities. Now seven years down the lane not a single one has been completed,” he said.

“Let’s go to Komfo Anokye, it has taken Otumfuo himself to raise money to renovate Komfo Anokye. In Komfo Anokye, we had not less than eight dialysis machines under the Mahama regime but as I speak to you now, we have one dialysis machine at Komfo Anokye,” he said.