By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has hinted that his overly ambitious one hundred and eleven (111) hospital project dubbed “Agenda 111” will create 33,900 new jobs when completed.
The President, however, admitted that the initial time schedule he gave for the completion of Agenda 111 was overly ambitious.
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo made this known when he addressed Ghana’s Members of Parliament on the State of the Nation on Wednesday, March 30, 2022.
According to him, identifying suitable sites around the country for the project has turned out to be even more problematic than anticipated.
He, however, added quickly that a great deal of the preparatory work has now been completed, and work has started at eighty-seven (87) of the one hundred and eleven (111) sites.
“Mr. Speaker, I have to report that, like all major construction projects, it is evident that the initial schedule we gave for the completion of Agenda 111 was overly ambitious. Identifying suitable sites around the country, for example, has turned out to be even more problematic than had been anticipated.
“I am able to say that a great deal of the preparatory work has now been completed, and work has started at eighty-seven (87) of the one hundred and eleven (111) sites. I have been assured that preliminary work on the remaining twenty-four (24) sites is ongoing.
“We have every intention of seeing this project through to a successful end, which will enable me to commission all one hundred and eleven (111) hospitals before I leave office on 7th January 2025.”