We Did Nothing at Afari in 8 Years – Ken Agyapong Blasts NPP Critics Pressuring NDC Over Military Hospital

Former NPP flagbearer aspirant and former Assin Central MP, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has openly criticized attempts by some members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to pressure the current NDC government over the completion and operationalization of the Afari Military Hospital.

Speaking in an interview with Maurice Otoo of Kessben Digital, the outspoken politician admitted that the previous NPP administration failed to make any significant progress on the project despite being in power for eight years.
“We did not do anything at Afari Military Hospital during our eight years of NPP government,” he stated.

Agyapong explained that although he served as Chairman of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, he was prevented by his government to visit the facility. He added that the government was not prepared to prioritize the completion of the facility.

According to him, national development should be discussed honestly rather than through partisan lenses.
“This is not politics. Truth must be told. We are all Ghanaians and must seek the betterment of the nation,” he said.

The former lawmaker appeared unfazed as a party faithful reportedly signaled him to stop speaking on the matter.
“Don’t blink your eye,” Agyapong cautioned, insisting that the facts must be made public.

He further questioned the rationale behind criticisms directed at the NDC administration, arguing that it is unfair to expect a government that has been in office for only 15 months to complete and operationalize a project that remained unfinished throughout the NPP’s eight-year tenure.
“If you were not able to do anything on a facility that had already begun in eight years, why do you expect the one who has just been in office for 15 months to operationalize the facility?” he asked.
His comments are likely to spark debate within the NPP and reignite discussions over responsibility for delayed national infrastructure projects, particularly the long-awaited Afari Military Hospital.