Politics
Sammy Awuku Counters Criticism with Detailed Record of NLA’s Nationwide Social Projects
In clarification of neglect claims by the Fourth Estate, former NLA Director-General Samuel Awuku has published a detailed inventory of the Authority’s nationwide projects, emphasising basic social amenities and healthcare that directly serve the mandate to care for the “needy.”
The list highlights the construction of 20-seater toilet facilities with mechanised boreholes in deprived communities across all 16 regions. Awuku stated these projects were a top priority for the NLA Governing Board to “promote good sanitary practices in our communities, complementing the government’s efforts in providing social amenities.” He named specific beneficiary communities, including Garu, Zabzugu, Bomaa, and Aflao.
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On healthcare, the list was extensive. It included support for a 7-week-old baby’s surgery at Tamale Teaching Hospital, the construction of a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the University of Ghana Hospital, and donations of critical equipment, such as incubators and phototherapy machines, to hospitals in Kumasi and Tetteh Quarshie. He also mentioned medical outreach programs that screened over 6,000 people in the Oti Region.
By listing these tangible, life-improving projects, Awuku aimed to shift the narrative from alleged extravagance to what he characterised as the Foundation’s grounded, impactful work.
