Kofi Adams accuses NPP of playing politics with NHIS

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January 26, 2017 1:19 PM

The NPP, then in opposition, criticized the NDC government saying it had completely “collapsed” the NHIS. However, Minister Designate for Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, admitted to Parliament’s vetting committee that describing the state of the NHIS as “collapsed” was harsh and unfortunate

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The National Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kofi Adams, has accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government of playing politics on the actual state of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) while in opposition.

The NPP, then in opposition, criticized the NDC government saying it had completely “collapsed” the NHIS.

However, Minister Designate for Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, admitted to Parliament’s vetting committee that describing the state of the NHIS as “collapsed” was harsh and unfortunate.

His comments seem to be in sharp contrast to the claims made in the NPP’s manifesto in the lead up to the 2016 elections. And the NDC has now accused the NPP of “deceiving Ghanaians” on the true state of the NHIS just to win votes.

“I am happy that having been elected and having gone to the ministry and engaged the various agencies, the Minister-designate for Health is telling us that it was politics they were doing then, and that the use of the word collapsed was too serious to be used,” Kofi Adams is quoted as saying by Citifmonline.com “The vetting is bringing the truth, and Ghanaians who were deceived into believing that President Mahama was not working for them are being told the truth by at least some of these nominees who are not being arrogant, who fear God and who understand that they are speaking under oath and not on a political platform. At least they have been very candid."

The NDC national organizer added that the erstwhile Mahama government was on the right track with regards to transforming the country, suggesting that many Ghanaians have already regretted voting out the NDC.

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