The Majority Leader, , has rejected calls by the Minority Leader, , for the building of a new chamber and a dedicated hospital for .
Speaking during the inauguration of the ary Service Board for the Ninth on Monday, March 17, 2025, he stated that these projects are not the priority of at this time. "I definitely don't believe that a hospital is the priority of or should be the priority of this .
We are very close to the Ridge Hospital which I believe is adequate to provide the services that staff here will need. "I don't believe that at this stage, considering the finances of , we should have a political class building a hospital especially for itself," he noted.
His remarks come in the wake of the comments made by the Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, for a dedicated hospital for Members of at the inauguration of the ary Service Board.