‘Circle Dubai’ Nkrumah centre turns ‘white elephant’

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  • Odikro 8 years ago

    This was just wishful thinking. If the plan of the government was to reduce traffic, it was completely senseless to have included a restaurant, a library and a playground under an interchange, with very little regard for safe ...
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  • GHANA, MY HOMELAND 8 years ago

    That is the signature of notorious and nation wrecker NDC party. Shoddy projects are signatures of NDC party. Why? If the project cost was $2 million, NDC would inflate it to $4 million, and they would use just $1 million for ...
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  • OLD SOLDIER 8 years ago

    When Kwaku Baako informed us about the atrocities of Kwesi Pratt during PNDC Regime, some of us did not believe until the truth was confirmed during the NRC. Kwesi Pratt is the most dangerous Journalist Ghana had ever have, h ...
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  • duodu ln Düsseldorf 8 years ago

    NONSENSE. There are several projects like this one runnig well and profitably. Not far from where i live , there is a bigger one with a disco, a cinema and many other attractions. It is a question of competent management. Th ...
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  • Suwebatu, London 8 years ago

    All of you commenting are so short sighted it beggars belief. First of all in case you don't know, there has been a change in government. This government won't honor what his predecessor did so that the project will look like ...
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  • NICH 8 years ago

    What a useless comments. Which government in their right mind will continue a useless project intended to ease congestion and create a facility that will operate without space for parking of vehicle for the patrons of the fac ...
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  • David Ofosu-Appiah 8 years ago

    Ghana must get its priorities right,no time for wastes and corruption galore

  • Gaisey 8 years ago

    Everything is we are yet to. Who is kuntu Blanks on
    What does he know about running a recreational facility?

  • KWASHIE ADJAH 8 years ago

    THIS IS ANOTHER JOHN MAHAMA AND NDC CREATE, LOOT AND SHARE PROJECT. WHO BUILD A RESTAURANT AND LIBRARY UNDER FLYOVERS IN THE WORLD?????????? WHERE IN THE WORLD IS AN EVENTS VENUE BUILT UNDER A FLYOVER NETWORK??????????? THE A ...
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  • CICERO 8 years ago

    All these corrupt drenched projects must be probed openly by the Akufu Addo govt to ensure the people of Ghana will see the sheer wickedness and greediness of some of the people in the NDC party

  • Kpolu 8 years ago

    Mr Journalist, why didn't you ask those people working there, why they cannot advertise for people to know that the facility can be rented for different activities.We,as Ghanaians are always waiting for the governmentto do ev ...
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  • Kachina 8 years ago

    Do they have a website?
    Yes a website?

  • KK 8 years ago

    No prior planning Just talk talk pleeennntyy...

    Generate income and emoployement...HOW?? Nobody thought to ask that question?

  • NDC WILL STAY IN OPPOSITION FOREVER 8 years ago

    And this John Mahama character and the NDC insult Ghanaians by saying they are coming to power in 2020.
    Does anybody remember what these jokers were saying when they commissioned this frivolity of a senseless screaming loot? ...
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  • Serwaah 8 years ago

    Yesooooo, ask again, what are they smoking?

  • AGBESI KWESI 8 years ago

    Never again should a womanizer rule Ghana.

  • apedwa-taifa-toronto 8 years ago

    Why does it seem like Most or ALL major (sometimes minor) project need to be funded by foeigners.. how can a country progress when all our GDP goes towards paying debts at HIGH interest rate. wake UP GHANA!

  • Girls SP 8 years ago

    npp = narcotics people's party people's
    npp = nonsense people's party people's
    npp = friends and family party
    npp = loot n share party

  • CICERO 8 years ago

    Stop your stupidity and imbecility and think Ghana. Don't you fool soldiers have any sense of shame when such brazen bold faced corruption and unprecedented stealing under Mahama is exposed?
    Ghana does not owe NDC functiona ...
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  • Mallam Amotia JINNI Powers man(+23354 8 years ago

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  • Matete 8 years ago

    You are all hopelessly useless idiots This is an invaluable projects that has really improved not only the traffic situation but has given Accra a face lift. It is one of the BEST projects done by the previous govt which is Y ...
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  • Whoo Daat ! 8 years ago

    If and when we want to, we can always see some usefulness in a project by a previous administration. These projects are done with State funds and not NDC/NPP funds. In Ghana, if it is done by the other party, it is labeled a ...
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  • JACKY 8 years ago

    THE PERSON WHO POSED THIS NEWS IS VERY STUPID AND FOOLISH

  • Bishop blay 8 years ago

    This is Ghana for you.

  • lone prophet of Jehovah 8 years ago

    No levy for taking pictures it must be free

  • M. Dandzo 8 years ago

    Is it always necessary to blame somebody? Come on, let's stop the blame game and force the new government to make good use of the place. Note, the project was inaugurated few days to the general elections. Reasonableness sh ...
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  • Cowboy 8 years ago

    I SINCERELY DO NOT WANT TO TAKE ANY PARTISAN SIDES ON THIS ISSUE. WETHER IT WAS CONSTRUCTED BY PARTY A OR PARTY B, THAT STRUCTURE WAS PUT UP WITH TAX PAYERS MONEY REGARDLESS OF THE LOAN COMPONENT. WHAT I SEE IS A LOT OF PEOPL ...
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  • Akosua 8 years ago

    Waste of resources. Building a hospital would have served a better purpose. What kind of thinking went into this besides the looting and sharing of resources?

  • Boss 8 years ago

    What idiots we have in place. This property should be handed over to a private company to develop and charge fees. All that the government has to do is to charge them rent.

  • The Truth is sacred 8 years ago

    Massa,I agree with you 100%. Privitise the facility.

  • Rokoto 8 years ago

    Thieving Mahama and his henchmen were so obsessed with Dubai that everything they did or touched reflected that, including of course the millions of dollars that they stole on their pet projects like these. Whilst his own re ...
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  • Anokye 8 years ago

    Lazy ,clueless Ghanaians. Competent and intelligent,innovative management is needed for the centre....... not your foolish NDC /NPP blame game. If you don't know what to do with such a beautiful centre rent it or sell it to ...
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  • Osei 8 years ago

    Ghanaians will visit UK and take pictures with doves at Trafalgar square and they dont see any thing wrong with it. The same people will criticize a govt for beautifying their capital city. Idiots.

  • Adensa 8 years ago

    Interesting hence why Mahama wants to come back to power.

  • Osei 8 years ago

    Too many rural and illiterates in Ghana. Over here in north America its lovely and interesting to drive around DC. Nice sculptures, fountains, parks, greenery etc. Look at us, only one attempt to uplift the image of our capit ...
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  • Kofi Antubam 8 years ago

    Look, the project is now a white elephant because the current govt wants it that way. What is preventing a sensible utilization of the place if not politics?