Member of Parliament for North Tongu Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has said Ghana is broke therefore, the government must set its priorities right.
To that end, he said, the opposition lawmakers have successfully blocked a plan by the government to bulldoze the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) and construct new one at a cost of €116million.
Also, he added, a move by the government to open new embassies abroad has been rejected.
In a tweet, Mr Ablakwa said “NDC MPs have successfully scuttled govt’s 2023 plans to demolish the Accra International Conference Centre & construct a new one at a staggering €116million (GHS1.3billion).
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“We also blocked proposals by government to open new embassies abroad. Broke Ghana must know it’s priorities.”
The government has channeled the controversial GHS80 million that was earmarked for construction of the National Cathedral into Communication and Road sectors.
Earlier, the Ranking Member on the joint committee of Trade, Industry and Tourism, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, on Tuesday, December 20 dedicated a Minority voting decision to reject the budget estimates for the building of the National Cathedral as captured in the 2023 budget statement to Ghanaians.
He said the decision was a victory to all Ghanaians as previous allocations to the project were not properly accounted for.
Eleven Minority MPs as against 10 Majority MPs, therefore, voted to reject the GH¢80-million allocation for the continuation of the project.
Commenting on this development, Member of Parliament for North Tongu Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said “Government compelled to withdraw and reallocate the obnoxious and dubious GHS80million for President Akufo-Addo’s Cathedral to the Roads and Communications sectors.
“We won this battle for God and the suffering masses. Thank you all for your unflinching support.”
By Laud Nartey|3news.com|Ghana
