
<p class="has-drop-cap">A letter leaked to the media shows Parliament notified the Executive about the proposal to construct a new and expanded legislative chamber.</p>



<p>The Speaker of Parliament disclosed that President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had agreed to attend a sod-cutting ceremony for the new chamber.</p>



<p>“The President, in principle, has actually agreed to come and cut the sod the moment we are ready. So you can see that there is a lot of goodwill for this project,” Prof Mike Oquaye had said at a media briefing on the project.</p>



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<p>The letter sighted by Joy News corroborates the Speaker’s statement.</p>



 
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<p>In that letter, signed by Prof Oquaye, President Akufo-Addo is invited to the sod-cutting ceremony which had been slated for the last week of June 2019.</p>



<p>“We request to have the honour of Your Excellency gracing the occasion as the Special Guest of Honour to cut the commencement sod.</p>



<p>“Mr President, we hope you will make time to honour Parliament with your presence,” the invitation letter said.</p>



<p>The controversial project has left many Ghanaians infuriated. With a planned protest on July 13, and an already trending #DropThatChamber campaign on social media platforms, the public has questioned why Parliament intends to embark on the project which is expected to cost millions of dollars.</p>



 
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