Members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) voted on Tuesday, December 20,2022, against the government’s plans to demolish the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) and build a new one for €116 million (GH1.3 billion).
This was revealed by Samuel Okudjeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament for North Tongu seat.
In a post on his Facebook page, he wrote: “NDC MPs both at the Foreign Affairs Committee & at plenary last night have effectively scuttled government’s 2023 plans to demolish the Accra International Conference Centre & construct a new one at a staggering €116million (GH₵1.3billion).
”We also successfully blocked proposals to open new Ghanaian embassies in Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago & Mexico.
Government cannot be defaulting on its loan obligations & imposing crude haircuts, particularly on pensions for the vulnerable aged & still be pursuing fanciful projects which can be deferred to better economic times in the future”.
SOURCE: PEACEFM ONLINE