The Minority Health Caucus in Parliament has strongly condemned the misconduct of Mr. Ralph St. Williams, describing his actions as unacceptable and deserving of national censure rather than tacit endorsement.
The incident occurred at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge Hospital) on Monday, August 18, 2025, when a video circulating widely on social media captured Mr. St. Williams storming the hospital premises in the company of several men.
In a statement signed by Dr. Nana Ayew Afriye, MP and Ranking Member of the Caucus, the group stressed that such behaviour was an affront to public order, patient privacy, and the dignity of Ghana’s health professionals.
“Hospitals are places of care, healing, and confidentiality; they are not theatres for political theatrics or disruptive conduct,” the statement emphasized.
According to the Caucus, Mr. St. Williams was seen shouting aggressively, filming patients, health workers, and visitors without consent, and creating needless disruption to the sanctity of the hospital environment.
The statement further recalled that this was not an isolated incident, noting that Mr. St. Williams had only recently been involved in a public altercation with a Minority MP, which required police intervention.
“His latest misconduct adds to a worrying pattern of behaviour that ought to attract national censure. Yet, it is troubling that Mr. St. Williams is now seen in cordial engagement with the Honourable Minister of Health—a development which raises serious concerns about whether the government is emboldening such actions for narrow partisan advantage,” the Caucus noted.
The Minority Health Caucus expressed alarm that by its silence and gestures of tolerance, government appears to have granted individuals aligned with or sympathetic to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) the freedom to engage in acts of intimidation, disorder, and political violence under the guise of activism.
Such selective permissiveness, the statement said, undermines public trust in Ghana’s democratic institutions and demoralises frontline health professionals who already labour under strenuous conditions.
The Caucus extended its “deepest apologies” to the management, staff, patients, and visitors of Ridge Hospital for the disruption, while reaffirming its profound respect for Ghana’s health workers.
The statement called on the Ghana Police Service to thoroughly investigate the matter and ensure appropriate legal action is taken to deter future occurrences. It further urged the Minister of Health, in collaboration with the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health, to institute an inquiry into the circumstances leading to the incident.
“The sanctity of our health facilities must always be preserved. Under no circumstances should political opportunism or governmental negligence compromise the peace and safety of these vital institutions,” the Caucus declared.
The Minority Health Caucus reaffirmed its commitment to safeguarding the rights of patients, protecting health workers from intimidation, and ensuring that Ghana’s healthcare system is never subjected to partisan abuse.
