{"id":70062,"date":"2024-04-02T09:14:39","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T09:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/uncategorized\/mahama-accuses-akufo-addo-govt-of-wasting-public-funds"},"modified":"2024-04-02T09:55:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T09:55:42","slug":"mahama-accuses-akufo-addo-govt-of-wasting-public-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/mahama-accuses-akufo-addo-govt-of-wasting-public-funds","title":{"rendered":"Mahama accuses Akufo-Addo govt of wasting public funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. <\/strong><\/span><b>Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Former President John Dramani Mahama has expressed concern about the Abetifi hospital project, which he says has remained abandoned nearly eight years after the New Patriotic Party (NPP) came into government.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The NDC administration started and was almost completed but the Akufo-Addo administration doesn\u2019t see the need to continue the project, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a waste of government funds and denies the people access to quality healthcare,\u201d Mr Mahama wrote on his Facebook page after joining the NDC Kwahu Easter 24-hour walk on Sunday, March 31, which was Easter Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeeing the community and thousands of people coming together for a great cause was beautiful,\u201d Mr Mahama said.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the crowd, he repeated his point that the NDC is committed to developing all regions and communities without discrimination.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have always ensured that the people of Kwahu continue to benefit from various projects, including education, roads, and healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI expressed my deep concern about the Abetifi hospital project, which we started and was almost completed but remains abandoned nearly eight years after the NPP came into government. This is a waste of government funds and denies the people access to quality healthcare,\u201d he wrote on his Facebook page after the exercise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also reiterated my promise to create a ministry dedicated to the youth, separated from Sports, and focused on creating an environment that will guarantee well-paying and decent jobs and youth development.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe NDC stands for progress, equality, and inclusion, and together, we can make a real difference in the lives of our fellow Ghanaians. Let\u2019s continue to walk together, support each other, and build a brighter, more prosperous Ghana for all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\">Ghana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Former President John Dramani Mahama has expressed concern about the Abetifi hospital project, which he says has remained abandoned nearly eight years after the New Patriotic Party (NPP) came into government. The NDC administration started and was almost completed but the Akufo-Addo administration doesn\u2019t see [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":70061,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,12],"tags":[5092,5096,429],"class_list":["post-70062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-policy","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-ghana","tag-ghana"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mahama accuses Akufo-Addo govt of wasting public funds - Ghana<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Former President John Dramani Mahama has expressed concern abou ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/mahama-accuses-akufo-addo-govt-of-wasting-public-funds\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mahama accuses Akufo-Addo govt of wasting public funds\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Former President John Dramani Mahama has expressed concern abou ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/mahama-accuses-akufo-addo-govt-of-wasting-public-funds\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ghana\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-04-02T09:14:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-04-02T09:55:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/ghana\/sites\/18\/2024\/04\/sm_1712038975.204457.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1728\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1151\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/mahama-accuses-akufo-addo-govt-of-wasting-public-funds#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/mahama-accuses-akufo-addo-govt-of-wasting-public-funds\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Mahama accuses Akufo-Addo govt of wasting public funds\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-04-02T09:14:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-04-02T09:55:42+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/mahama-accuses-akufo-addo-govt-of-wasting-public-funds\"},\"wordCount\":302,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/mahama-accuses-akufo-addo-govt-of-wasting-public-funds#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/ghana\/sites\/18\/2024\/04\/sm_1712038975.204457.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-Ghana\",\"ghana\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"head lines\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/mahama-accuses-akufo-addo-govt-of-wasting-public-funds#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/mahama-accuses-akufo-addo-govt-of-wasting-public-funds\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/mahama-accuses-akufo-addo-govt-of-wasting-public-funds\",\"name\":\"Mahama accuses Akufo-Addo govt of wasting public funds - 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