Incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for New Juaben South Constituency in the Eastern Region, Hon. Michael Okyere Baafi has revealed that Koforidua Zongo is going to gets ultra modern 100 beds capacity community hospital to improve quality health care in the area.
He said despite gov’t given them a chip compound, the facility only facilitate for few people which is not helpful because ‘Zongo’ has now become a community on its own.
This, the MP indicated that under his watch, they won’t sit down unconcern and see people from Zongo falling sick seriously before taking them to the Koforidua Central Hospital or SDA Hospital for medical treatment.
Hon. Okyere Baafi added “I met Minister for Health, Hon. Agyeman Kwaku Manu last year and asked him to come and do something for them and he has agreed and handed over the work to the director of projects and infrastructure”
“Now gov’t has agreed and added it to the Eastern Regional Hospital project. We are coming to built 100 capacity beds Zongo community hospital to uplift the face of Koforidua Zongo” he stressed.
Hon. Michael Okyere Kofi Baafi made these known during his 2nd edition of the town hall meeting with Koforidua Zongo Community.
Thereafter, MCE for New Juaben South Municipality, Hon. Issac Apaw Gyesi vows to support his MP, Hon Michael Okyere Kofi Baafi to bring more development to the Assembly.
He revealed that, most of the NPP MPs lost their seat in the 2020 general elections due to lack of cordial relationship between they [MPs] and their MMDCE’s which caused the party’s downfall.
Moreover, Hon. Apaw Gyesi emphatically hinted that thing won’t just happened in Koforidua under his watch as MCE, thus, he will work hand in hand with his MP to fight for more developmental projects for the municipality.
He also assured the Zongo’s that, sooner, a new market place will be available to their disposal that will aid them start trading.
By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.
Source// Obohnews.
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