Okudzeto Ablakwa Demands Parliamentary Probe Into Alleged Abandonment of Old Woman At Gomoa Ojobi

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament for North Tongu Constituency, is calling for an urgent parliamentary inquiry into the alleged abandonment of an elderly woman by the Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital, which reportedly led to her death.

The incident, which has sparked outrage, involved an old woman with P.O.P. on both legs, found wrapped in a cloth with a wheelchair by her side in a bush at Gomoa Ojobi in the Central Region. Eyewitnesses claimed she had been left there by an ambulance from the hospital after staff allegedly failed to locate her family.

On Wednesday, June 12, the woman was discovered abandoned in the bush, and she reportedly died after three days. Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Friday, June 14, Ablakwa condemned the act, describing it as “the height of inhumanity” and insisted that Parliament should investigate the matter thoroughly.

“The matter demonstrates the height of inhumanity, and Parliament should take an interest,” Ablakwa emphasized. He demanded the immediate summoning of the board and management of the Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital, along with the Ministry of Health, to provide answers regarding the incident.

Ablakwa’s call for a probe was echoed by other members of Parliament, including Majority Leader and MP for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin. Afenyo-Markin confirmed that he had already written to the hospital, requesting a comprehensive report on the incident.