Bullgod Slams Govt’s Amphitheatre Building Plans

&NewLine;<p><strong>Artiste manager and entertainment pundit&comma; Bullgod&comma; has expressed doubts about the government&&num;8217&semi;s plans to construct amphitheatres in Ghana for entertainment purposes&period; <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>This comes after a sod-cutting ceremony was conducted by the Deputy Minister for Tourism and Creative Arts&comma; Mark Okraku-Mantey&comma; for an amphitheatre in Kumasi on April 27&comma; 2023&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Bullgod appeared on Hitz FM&&num;8217&semi;s morning show and stated that he was unimpressed by the government&&num;8217&semi;s projects&comma; citing the example of judges&&num;8217&semi; homes being destroyed to build a national cathedral&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-block-image">&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"aligncenter size-full"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;occupygh&period;com&sol;file&sol;occupygh&sol;2023&sol;04&sol;Bullgod-5&period;png" alt&equals;"Bullgod Amphitheatre Building Plans" class&equals;"wp-image-163294"&sol;><&sol;figure><&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>He expressed his doubts about the completion of these projects and said&comma; &&num;8220&semi;I am not impressed by the building of the amphitheatres&period; They will not complete the projects&period; They went to break judges’ homes all in the name of building a national cathedral&period; Go and see the place&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The government has planned to construct five amphitheatres this year&comma; with two in Accra&comma; one in Takoradi&comma; one in Tamale&comma; and one in Kumasi&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The purpose of these amphitheatres is to serve as venues for performances and other forms of entertainment&comma; create jobs and boost the industry&&num;8217&semi;s economy&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>However&comma; Bullgod believes that the government should not be applauded for the project since they promised to start construction on all five amphitheatres last year but failed to act on it&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Bullgod further criticized the government for changing its position on the type of project it will execute after promising ultra-modern theatres in several destinations in its 2016 manifesto&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Additionally&comma; he highlighted the need to address other pressing issues in the creative industry in Ghana&comma; such as the renovation of the Efua Sutherland Children&&num;8217&semi;s Park&comma; setting up a multipurpose studio&comma; and Copyright Offices&comma; which have gone unfulfilled&period;<&sol;p>&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;

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