Bong County Senator Prince Kermue Moye, is facing mounting public scrutiny.
Moye’s woe came after a video obtained by In Profile Daily newspaper contradicted claims Bong County officials made regarding the controversial renovation of the Wainsue Clinic in Electoral District #3.
The controversy erupted after Bong County Development Officer, Sedekei Kromah, publicly stated that Sen. Moye never promised to independently secure funding for the clinic project.
But video footage now circulating on social media tells a completely different story.
In the video, Moye is seen directly assuring residents that the renovation project would not involve county budget funds.
“We are not going to the county account, we are men, Bong County has men. We are going to LACE from the district development funds that are supposed to impact all districts to take US$25,000 to renovate this place. Another US$25,000 will come from LACE to build a guest house here,” Moye declared during a gathering at the clinic site as shown in the footage.
The statement has triggered widespread criticism after the same clinic project was later inserted into the county proposed US$3.94 million development budget currently before the County Council for approval.
Critics say, the development exposes a serious contradiction between the senator’s public statements and the county administration’s later explanation of the project.
Kromah, while defending the clinic’s inclusion in the county budget, claimed that Sen. Moye only promised to lobby with government to prioritize the project through official county channels.
But many residents argue that the video directly undermines that narrative.
The controversy has intensified concerns that the county development process is increasingly being driven by “political influence” rather than community consultation as required under the decentralization laws.
Residents are now questioning why county funds are being allocated to a clinic project already publicly claimed by Sen. Moye through outside funding arrangements, while several other health facilities remain in deplorable condition.
“If Sen. Moye had promised funding for the clinic, why should the county budget now carry the same project?” asked Elijah Cooper, a resident of Wainsue, adding: “There are many struggling clinics that also need urgent attention.”
The issue comes amid a worsening healthcare crisis in the county.
Bong County Health Officer, Dr. Dianue Paye Zwuogbae, recently disclosed that only 11 out of more than 40 health facilities in the county were currently in “good condition.”
Observers say that reality makes the prioritization of the Wainsue Clinic even more politically sensitive.
When journalists questioned Kromah about whether the county administration intended to rehabilitate other damaged clinics, he reportedly shifted responsibility to the Ministry of Health; response critics say, contradicts the administration’s own justification for immediately accommodating the Wainsue project in the county budget.
Human rights advocate, Jesse Cole, of the DELTA Human Rights Foundation, warned that the growing pattern threatens decentralization framework and weakens participatory governance.
“Development must come from the people through proper consultation as required under the Local Government Act. What we are witnessing instead are politically influenced project decisions,” Cole said.
Political observers say, the clinic controversy is part of a broader pattern involving Sen. Moye’s increasing influence over county development priorities.
At the opening of the May Term of Court, Moye also publicly disclosed that county budget allocations had already been made for the construction of a magisterial court; an announcement many believe, should ordinarily come from county authorities rather than a sitting senator.