Following authorities’ queries regarding the delegation’s authorization to access the facility, military personnel confronted a few members of Parliament’s Minority Caucus during an inspection visit to the Afari Military Hospital in the Ashanti Region on Wednesday, June 10, 2026.
MPs had gone to the institution to check on its progress toward completion and commissioning in the face of rising demands for healthcare services caused by recent disruptions at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.
According to the parliamentarians, the visit was motivated by worries about healthcare strain after the hospital’s Chief Executive Officer was suspended and physicians at the institution staged a brief strike.
Nevertheless, when military people stationed at the Afari Military Hospital halted the party and said they had not gotten permission to enter the building, tensions rose.
“So, who gave you the authority to enter?” a soldier was heard asking about the MPs’ attendance.
Ayew Afriye, a member of parliament for Effiduase/Asokore, stated that the delegation was serving the public interest.
“I am assisting you. We are here, and we are doing what we are doing for Ghana,” he said.
The soldier replied that due process had not been followed, and the exchange became more tense.
“You’re not working for anyone.” The soldier asked, “You say you’re an MP, so you must be familiar with the legislation, so why are you here without permission?”
“We have police stations and leaders here. Listen to me. “All I’m saying is that they should have gotten approval,” he continued.
Mr. Afriye defended the Minority’s action by stating the urgency of the healthcare situation and describing the goal of the visit.
He said, “In emergency circumstances where individuals are being denied access and dying, do you want it to harm my relative before I take action?” “No one claims these things are correct, but they are crucial. It has grown into a means for the government to take action.
Before order was restored, the incident briefly interfered with the inspection activity.
In 2008, Euroget De-Invest and the Ghanaian Government officially signed the Afari Military Hospital project as a turnkey contract.
However, physical construction at the Hospital began in March 2014 and was scheduled to be finished in 2017.
The facility is still not completely operational even after being mostly finished structurally after many years. Final technical, legal, and financial concerns have repeatedly pushed back the commissioning process.
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