NDC youth chase out health insurance officers

Mampong (Ash), May 28, GNA - The youth of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Asante-Mampong Municipality, have chased out officials appointed to manage the Municipal Health Insurance Scheme (MHIS). The new officers had been sent by the Ashanti Regional Manager, Mr Afrifa Yamoah Ponkoh to replace the Municipal Scheme Manager, and two others, the Claims Manager and Claims Accountant, sacked for alleged involvement in fraudulent activities.

The party's youth insisted that it was not within the remit of Mr Yamoah Ponkoh to appoint officers for the MHIS, a position shared by the Municipal Chief Executive, Mr Daniel Appau Ohyeamang. They have threatened street protests to prevent the Regional Scheme Manager's appointees from assuming duty.

Mr Ohyeamang told the Ghana News Agency, that the right to appoint rested with the Municipal Assembly's Interim Committee, chaired by the Municipal Coordinating Director and not Mr Yamoah Ponkoh. The Regional Manager could not be allowed to usurp the power of the committee, he said. Mr Ohyeamang said the Assembly would confer with Mr Kofi Opoku-Manu, the Regional Minister, to find a way out of the impasse.