The Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has called on the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to summon the management of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, the Police Hospital, and the Greater Accra Regional Hospital before the Health Committee. His request follows allegations that these institutions denied medical care to hit-and-run victim Charles Amissah on February 6, 2026—an incident that reportedly resulted in Amissah’s death.
Afenyo-Markin emphasised that the matter must not be left unresolved, insisting that anyone found culpable should face sanctions to serve as a deterrent. The Effutu legislator further underscored the need for the Health Committee to conduct a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death, determine whether negligence occurred, and ensure appropriate accountability if wrongdoing is established.
“Mr Speaker, with your directive, summon the Chief Executive Officers and the heads of the emergency units of the three hospitals involved. Demand the provision of duty rosters and bed occupancy records for that night.
He stressed that the Health Committee must establish definitively whether the 2018 Ghana Health Service directive was violated and determine if professional misconduct or negligence occurred. “If misconduct is proven, sanctions must follow; if negligence is established, prosecution must ensue,” he asserted.
Afenyo-Markin also urged the Ghana Police Service to intensify efforts to identify and apprehend the driver responsible for the incident. “I call on the Ghana Police Service to deploy every available resource, investigative method, and intelligence capability to track down and arrest this individual,” he added.
Source: Nii Ayikwei Okine
