The New Patriotic Party's Director of Communications, Richard Ahiagbah, has pushed back against remarks by former Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong on the Afari Military Hospital project, insisting that the Akufo-Addo administration made substantial progress on the facility before leaving office.

In a statement addressing the growing debate over the project's status, Mr. Ahiagbah rejected suggestions that the previous government failed to advance the hospital, describing such claims as inconsistent with the project's documented progress.

According to him, the Afari Military Hospital was approximately 40 per cent complete when the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia administration assumed office in 2017.

He maintained that by the end of the government's tenure on January 7, 2025, the project had reached 98 per cent completion, representing significant progress over the eight-year period.

Providing a breakdown of the project's status, Mr. Ahiagbah said core civil works had attained 97.5 per cent completion by September 2024. He added that architectural works were 87 per cent complete, road infrastructure stood at 80 per cent, while landscaping works had reached 77 per cent completion.

He further indicated that only a small portion of the project remained unfinished, estimating the outstanding works at about two per cent and placing the cost of completion at roughly $500,000.

The NPP communications chief argued that the current administration's primary responsibility is to provide the resources required to complete the remaining works and operationalise the facility.

Mr. Ahiagbah also dismissed attempts to use Kennedy Agyapong's comments to discredit the former administration, insisting that available records demonstrate the considerable progress made on the project under the NPP government.

He stressed that public discussions surrounding the hospital should be guided by verifiable facts rather than partisan narratives, maintaining that the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia administration significantly advanced the project from its inherited state to near completion.

His comments come amid renewed political debate over the Afari Military Hospital, following differing accounts from government and opposition figures regarding responsibility for delays in making the facility fully operational.