“Akandoh Should Have Been Agric Minister, Not Health Minister” – Akim Oda MP

The Member of Parliament for Akim Oda, Hon. Alexander Akwasi Acquah, says Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh is better suited for the Agric Ministry, arguing that he lacks the expertise to run the Health Ministry.

*Speaking in an interview with Rainbow Radio 87.5FM Parliamentary Correspondent in Parliament,* the MP criticized the minister’s performance, claiming his background is in agriculture, not health.

*“He’s an agric person, not a health person”*

“According to Hon. Acquah, the Health Minister doesn’t know anything about health, but he’s good at farming, so the Agric Ministry would have been better for him,” he said.

The MP, a former Deputy Health Minister, insisted that the Health Minister has struggled because he lacks the ideas to manage the sector. “The Health Minister has failed because he lacks the ideas to run such a ministry,” he told reporters.

“Hon. Akandoh is an agric person and not a health person.”

Hon. Acquah argued that Mr. Akandoh’s efforts would yield better results in agriculture. “If the government appointed him as the Agric Minister, all his efforts he is spending at the Health Ministry would have been fruitful, and Ghana could have enjoyed his handiwork because when it comes to agric, he performs better,” he stated.

“If Akandoh is our Agric Minister, by now, Ghana would have been self-sufficient in the production of rice because on his own, he’s a serious rice farmer.”

*“Health Ministry needs health expert”*

The MP added that the minister’s passion for the health sector is creating problems for him. “Akandoh’s passion for the Health Ministry is giving him a problem, but in agric it would be better for him,” he said.

He stressed that the Health Ministry requires specialized expertise. “Managing the Health Ministry is critical, which needs a health expert to perform better, but not an agric expert like Akandoh,” he noted.

*Criticism of current state of Health Ministry*

Hon. Acquah further described the Health Ministry as “one of the most condemnable ministries” under its current leadership. “Currently, there’s nothing happening at the Health Ministry. Everyday, if not HR issues, then infrastructure issues, and it is not helping,” he said.

He accused the government of doing little to improve the health sector.