(VIDEO) Six Years After Sod-Cutting, Eikwe Polyclinic Expansion Project Remains Abandoned
Residents urge government and GNPC to complete the GH¢14 million health facility after construction stalled at about 60 percent completion.
- GH¢14m project stalled since 2022.
- Residents demand completion of hospital.
- DCE seeks answers from GNPC.
Six years after the sod was cut for the GH¢14 million expansion of St. Martin de Porres Hospital in Eikwe, the project remains stalled, leaving residents of the Ellembelle District frustrated and calling for government intervention. 
The project, funded by the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), was intended to transform the more than 60-year-old Catholic hospital into a modern secondary healthcare facility to improve access to quality healthcare in the three Nzema municipalities and neighbouring communities, including parts of Côte d’Ivoire.
Construction officially began on October 16, 2020, when then GNPC Board Chairman Freddie Blay and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Kofi Koduah Sarpong performed the sod-cutting ceremony for the project.
According to residents, work progressed steadily until 2022, reaching about 60 percent completion before it came to an abrupt halt following changes in GNPC’s leadership. Since then, construction has not resumed, and the site has been left abandoned, with unfinished structures now overgrown by weeds.
Community members have expressed disappointment over the prolonged delay, describing the abandoned project as a major setback to healthcare delivery in the district. They are appealing to the government and GNPC to take immediate steps to complete the facility.
Speaking on the issue, the Ellembelle District Chief Executive, Joseph Agyekum, said the district assembly and the Member of Parliament for Ellembelle, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, have formally written to GNPC to seek clarification on the status of the project since he assumed office.
Mr. Agyekum also revealed that the hospital expansion is one of several GNPC-funded projects in the district that have stalled. He called on the corporation to expedite its planned forensic audit to pave the way for the completion of all abandoned projects for the benefit of the people.
