GRA Locks up Presbyterian hospital, left the sick stranded

News reaching Kessben FM/TV indicate that the Presbyterian hospital at Assin Prasso has been locked up by the Ghana Revenue Authority.

According to an eyewitness, the Ghana Revenue Authority bagged into the hospital to close the facility down following the hospital’s failure to pay tax the hospital is reported to be owing GRA.

“We were there and all of a sudden we saw policemen entered the hospital with the GRA people. When they entered they walked straight to the cashpoint after that they came to the dispensary unit. They wrapped the place up with their red tape and locked the place” An eyewitness who had brought his sick wife said on Breaking News on Kessben FM/TV.

Patients at the hospital were left stranded as treatment had to be stopped because of the operation by the GRA officials. Doctors of the hospital who were on duty at the time of the operation have been confused over the development.

An eyewitness said most of them were left standing outside dismayed. We attempted to speak with the officials of the Hospital but the officials we contacted refused to speak on the issue.

Source: kessbenonline.com/Story by Nazir Hamzah and Ray Charles Marfo