Former Health Minister Bernard Okoe Boye has challenged the Ministry of Health to provide evidence to support claims of alleged procurement irregularities surrounding the Weija Paediatric Hospital project.
According to him, government officials cannot continue making allegations of procurement breaches without presenting documentary proof to substantiate the claims.
Speaking on What the Papers are Saying on Channel One TV on Thursday, May 7, Dr Okoe Boye questioned what he described as contradictions in the Ministry’s communication regarding the delayed operationalisation of the facility.
He argued that claims of procurement irregularities appear inconsistent with suggestions that the hospital could still be commissioned within a few weeks.
“Someone tells you there’s misprocurement, and at the same time, they are telling you in three weeks they are going to commission. Don’t you see the contradiction?” he questioned during the discussion.
Dr Okoe Boye also rejected suggestions that the project was characterised by procurement breaches during his tenure, insisting that there was no “misprocurement.”
His comments come amid growing public concern over delays in opening the fully completed 120-bed Weija Paediatric Hospital, which is expected to improve specialised child healthcare delivery within the Weija-Gbawe Municipality and surrounding communities.
Residents on Tuesday, May 5, staged a protest at the facility, demanding its immediate commissioning and operationalisation.
