Okoe Boye deserves a hearing on controversial GH¢20m project - NDC’s Julius Anthony

Government Spokesperson for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Julius Kwame Anthony, has stated that he is awaiting Health Minister Dr Bernard Okoe‑Boye’s explanation to the GH¢20 million mobilisation funds allocated for the proposed Parliamentary Service Hospital project.

Speaking in an interview with GHOne TV and monitored by GhanaWeb on Thursday, April 2, 2026, Anthony drew parallels with the Agenda 111 initiative, where contractors reportedly received mobilisation funds but failed to deliver on promised health facilities.

He noted that similar concerns now surround the Parliamentary Service Hospital project, which has yet to commence despite the release of funds.

Anthony emphasised that while questions of accountability must be raised, it is important to extend “basic grace” and allow Dr Okoe Boye the opportunity to clarify how the funds were utilised and what preparatory work has been undertaken.

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“For Agenda 111, you are aware that $7 billion was given to contractors in the name of mobilisation, yet none of them showed up on site. You can imagine how many health facilities could have been completed for our local communities with that amount. The contractors did not show up, and now we face a similar situation. Mobilisation funds have again been given, this time, GH¢20 million under Dr Okoe Boye and the project has not materialised. On this particular case, I would extend the basic principle of waiting to hear his explanation, because these matters deserve clarity,” he stated.

He further highlighted the broader issue of leadership and project execution, pointing to past instances where ambitious health infrastructure promises were made but only partially fulfilled.

According to him, the recurring pattern of mobilisation payments without visible results raises serious questions about governance and resource management.

“Funds are being spent, and I am drawing inferences from the fact that $7 million was previously given in a similar manner, but under different leadership. The president later turned around and asked someone else to complete it. President John Dramani Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government have made a commitment to completing all projects, to the extent that the resources of the Republic of Ghana can support. We must also begin to examine the hypocrisy in this posture,” he said.

“During the height of COVID-19, around 2019-2020, former President Akufo-Addo announced plans to build eighty-eight (88) hospitals within two years. The following year, he shifted the target to 111 hospitals, promising completion before the end of his term in 2024. Yet by the end of that term, only three buildings had been completed, and even those were not ready to be operationalised. Within a year and a half, complaints arose about his successor not finishing what he himself had set two deadlines to complete. Mobilisation funds of $7 million were allocated, but the job was not delivered,” he added.

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Anthony indicated that if these situations continue without demands for accountability, the country runs at a loss.

“We must begin to question the kind of leadership being provided, where money is spent without results. We will be waiting for Dr Okoe Boye to respond to the GH¢20 million mobilisation, because it appears similar to the earlier $7 million case under Agenda 111, where nothing materialised,” Anthony insisted.

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