Afenyo-Markin Urges NDC Government to Complete Agenda 111 Hospital Projects Initiated by Akufo-Addo

Minority Leader and Effutu MP, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has called on the NDC-led government to prioritise the completion and commissioning of Agenda 111 hospital projects, describing the initiative as a transformative investment in Ghana’s healthcare infrastructure.

Speaking at the IERPP Lecture Series organised by the Institute of Economic Research and Public Policy in Accra, Afenyo-Markin highlighted Agenda 111 as one of the most ambitious efforts to expand healthcare access in the nation’s history.

The lecture, themed “The Centre-Right Impact on Ghana’s Political Landscape,” examined how centre-right governance has influenced national development.

Addressing participants, Afenyo-Markin noted that Agenda 111 was a flagship health policy initiated by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) under former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, aimed at constructing 111 district, regional, and psychiatric hospitals across Ghana to serve underserved communities.

“Agenda 111 was a major commitment to bring quality healthcare to communities that had lived without it for far too long,” he said.

He stressed that the absence of hospitals in many districts has broader economic implications:

“When there is no hospital in your district, illness becomes more than a health issue—it is an economic catastrophe. People lose working hours, families spend money they don’t have on transport to distant facilities, and communities struggle to attract investment,” he explained.

According to him, Agenda 111 is already “rewriting the geography of health access in Ghana” by bringing healthcare closer to communities while boosting local economies.

“In all humility, I submit that to realise this dream, the current administration must do everything within its power to continue these projects and ensure they are commissioned. It is Ghana’s dream,” he added.

Afenyo-Markin argued that large-scale social interventions like Agenda 111 reflect the centre-right philosophy of combining infrastructure development with economic empowerment and improved living standards.

The programme was chaired by Hackman Owusu-Agyemang, Chairman of the NPP Council of Elders, who praised the organisers for fostering a platform for policy dialogue and ideological reflection.

Participants included NPP members, academics, students, and civil society representatives. The IERPP Lecture Series is part of ongoing efforts by the Institute to stimulate national conversations on public policy, democratic values, and development priorities.