John Dramani Mahama, the Presidential candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has criticized the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government for its poor performance in the Ashanti Region.
Addressing NDC supporters at the “Enti Asanteman Aseda Ni” walk in Kumasi, Mahama highlighted the government’s failure to operationalize the Afari Military Hospital, which he argued, if functional, would ease the pressure on the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.
Mahama also took aim at Vice President and NPP flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, accusing him of frequently visiting the region out of fear of losing support. He suggested that this reflected a decline in the NPP’s influence in the Ashanti Region.
“We saw the need to establish a military hospital here in Kumasi thus we commenced the Afari Military Hospital project. Sadly, they have ignored the Afari Military Hospital we started. I know that it is the NDC that will come and complete and inaugurate the hospital for Asanteman.
“From our tour at Oti, we planned to come to the Ashanti Region but we heard that Dr Bawumia will be touring the Ashanti Region for two weeks so we went to Western North, Western and Central Regions to ensure that we don’t meet for something bad to happen.
“After he left, we came in. I woke up to the news today that Dr Bawumia has returned to the Ashanti Region. No matter what he does, NDC will win the elections”, he stated.
