[ 2017-01-26 ]

NPP lied about NHIS to win power – Kofi Adams
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), has
accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) of
ostensibly deceiving its way into power, with
hyperbolic and alarmist propaganda over the state
of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).

The NPP, in the health section of its 2016
manifesto, held that the previous NDC
administration had collapsed the NHIS over the
past eight years, and reiterated this point on the
campaign trail. But yesterday [Tuesday] Kwaku
Agyemang-Manu, during his vetting for the position
of Health Minister, admitted that the use of the
word collapsed was harsh and not entirely
accurate.

He said he wouldn’t have used the word collapsed
if he was writing that section of the party’s
manifesto. Speaking on the matter to Citi News,
the National Organiser of the NDC, Kofi Adams,
indicated that, Mr. Agyemang-Manu’s admission
gave the defeated NDC Flagbearer, John Mahama,
some measure of vindication.

Mr. Adams also expressed hope that, the vetting
process would bring out similar admissions and
make Ghanaians realize they didn’t understand
the change they voted for. “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.”

“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.”

“Many people were yearning for a particular
change that they didn’t even know, and today
they have seen it and I believe that many have
regretted not voting for President Mahama,” Mr.
Adams said.

Source - citifmonline.com

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