The Ministry of Health has dismissed claims by former Health Minister Dr Bernard Okoe Boye that there is no allocation of GH¢130 million for the completion of the La General Hospital project, insisting that funds have indeed been earmarked for the facility.

Speaking in an interview on Joy FM’s Newsnight on Thursday, October 16, the Ministry’s Public Relations Officer, Tony Goodman, confirmed the allocation and suggested that Dr. Okoe Boye’s scepticism stems from the fact that he was not the one who initiated the project.

“Let me say that the La project has GH¢130 million allocated. He said he doesn’t see that anywhere. He doesn’t believe that we have allocated GH¢130 million for that project because he did not do it for his people. He’s surprised that the current minister is pushing for that,” Mr. Goodman said.

Mr. Goodman stressed that the current Minister of Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, remains committed to completing the La General Hospital despite the criticisms from his predecessor.

“His effort will not be derailed by the former minister,” he added.

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His comment comes after Dr. Okoe Boye expressed concern over delays in completing hospital projects initiated under the previous government, warning that a lack of transparency and accountability could waste public funds and deny communities essential healthcare.

He highlighted the La General Hospital as a crucial facility that could ease congestion in major Accra hospitals but lamented that construction had stalled for years.

While commending the Health Minister for visiting the site, he questioned the government’s claim of allocating GH¢130 million for the project’s completion.