The New Patriotic Party (NPP) government will
put up a military hospital in Tamale for the Northern Command of the Ghana Armed
Forces, Deputy Minority Leader Dominic Nitiwul has said.Currently, the
37 Military Hospital is the only military hospital in the
country.
Speaking at a press briefing in Accra on Sunday October 30 on
the NPP’s vision for the security sector if given the nod as the next
government, Mr Nitiwul said apart from construction of the hospital, an
Akufo-Addo government would provide decent accommodation for soldiers and other
security personnel.
“Currently, the Ghana Armed Forces now has three
commands. We have the Southern Command, Central Command and the Northern
Command. But the Southern Command has the 37 Military Hospital. The Central
Command has a hospital being built in Kumasi. We intend to put up a military
hospital in Tamale to serve the Northern Command because we have to strengthen
them. The army is a professional group of people and we believe it will manage
that hospital very well,” he stated, adding: “And, so, we are looking at adding
enough men and resources.”
The Bimbilla lawmaker further disclosed: “What
is even more critical is providing accommodation for our men who are in the
Ghana Armed Forces and this also covers the police as well. There is a programme
we call the Barracks Regeneration Programme, that is to ensure that our men and
women serving in the forces, we will make sure we give them good accommodation.
It’s not good for us as a nation that people who sacrifice their lives for us,
people who are willing to die for us, people who are defending us when we are
sleeping…we cannot give them good accommodation. That must change and we are
going to change it immediately.” |
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