Breaking: Akufo-Addo Says No To $200M Chamber for Parliament

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&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-drop-cap">Drop The Chamber&colon; Sources close to the Jubilee House has revealed to OccupyGh&period;com that Ghanaian President&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;occupygh&period;com&sol;tag&sol;nana-akuffo-addo">Nana Akfuo-Addo<&sol;a> has said no to a &dollar;200 million chamber proposal for Parliament&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The proposed chamber&comma; which parliamentary leaders hoped to build within three years&comma; was expected to cost US&dollar;200 million&period; They argued that the present chamber in State House was not fit for purpose because it lacks adequate facilities and poses certain security risks&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>However&comma; credible sources from within the Presidency and close to senior ministers say President Akufo-Addo has clamped down on the project&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i1&period;wp&period;com&sol;occupygh&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;07&sol;E674DD9E-6D97-40E9-82DC-615E3284836E-1024x570&period;jpeg&quest;fit&equals;696&percnt;2C387&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1" alt&equals;"drop the chamber" class&equals;"wp-image-19331"&sol;><figcaption>Ghana Parliament House<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The President is intent on ensuring that the government focuses on its priority projects – roads&comma; education and training&comma; agriculture&comma; rural development&comma; water and housing&comma;” said one top-level source&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The proposal for this building project hasn’t even come to cabinet for discussion&comma; let alone been given cabinet approval&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The major announcements of business in the last two weeks will tell you where the focus of this government is&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine; &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle"&NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;"&NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article"&NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid"&NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-6098654251180599"&NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"1239326415"><&sol;ins>&NewLine;<script>&NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi;&NewLine;<&sol;script>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<div class&equals;"shareaholic-canvas" data-app&equals;"recommendations" data-app-id&equals;"28229726"><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source<&sol;strong>&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;OccupyGh&period;com">OccupyGh&period;com<&sol;a> <&sol;p><p class&equals;"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;chat&period;whatsapp&period;com&sol;JVGCtXdCoiKHCI3CXwMC5l" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener">Tap To Join Our<&sol;a> WhatsApp Community<&sol;p> &NewLine;

Elisha Opoku-Fosu: Elisha Opoku-Fosu is a final year student of the University of Ghana, pursuing a degree in Fine Arts. Elisha is a fascinating celebrity writer. I also find local politics interesting and have plans of taking up a political task in the near future. You can contact me on Phone: +233242067933 or Email me on: ElishaOPF@gmail.com