A key member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, believes that President Akufo-Addo’s leadership will be fully appreciated by Ghanaians after his term ends in 2025.
In a recent Face to Face interview on Channel One TV, Otchere-Darko expressed confidence that, despite the ongoing economic difficulties and global challenges, the achievements of Akufo-Addo’s administration will be recognized in the future.
Otchere-Darko emphasized the notable progress in infrastructure, particularly within the health sector, achieved during Akufo-Addo’s seven years in office.
He argued that the advancements made in healthcare under Akufo-Addo’s leadership are unmatched by any previous government in the Fourth Republic.
“If you consider the challenges of leadership, the challenges of managing an economy such as ours and those challenges being compounded by the global challenges that faced them, I think when Ghanaians sit back, and analyse his period, after he’s gone, they will appreciate the Akufo-Addo’s presidency. When you are in there, you can’t really see that much.
“Take a few sectors, health, I can say boldly, based on numbers, that in the 4th Republic, no government has been able to do the kind of things we have witnessed under Akufo-Addo’s presidency. Within the health sector alone, in terms of facilities, in terms of that amazing thing that former President J.A Kufuor built, the National Health Insurance Scheme, where he has taken it.
Highlighting the accomplishments in healthcare, he praised the expansion of health facilities, the hiring of over 2,000 new health personnel, and the significant increases in doctors and nurses.
“In terms of personnel, over the last seven to eight years, over 2,000 people have been employed in the health sector. Look at the number of doctors employed over the last few years, I believe over 22,000, nurses about 165,000 or so.
Otchere-Darko also mentioned the ongoing Agenda 111 project, noting that almost 95% of the hospitals are approximately 65% complete.
“The expansion that we have seen in the health sector, in terms of access to health, personnel, remunerations, so many polyclinics have been built,” Gabby told host Umaru Sanda Amadu.