The vice presidential candidate of the New
Patriotic Party (NPP) Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is under pressure to look for an
alternate venue for his public lecture, since he has been denied access to the
Accra International Conference Centre.A statement being prepared by the
Office of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and seen by starrfmonline.com, said the managers
of the ‘Pink Lady’ – the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – on the eve of the public
lecture aimed at assessing the health of the economy, have placed ice on the
venue.
Officials at Bawumia’s office said a new venue will be announced
soon, adding: “Despite the setback, we will like to assure the general public
that everything is set for the Lecture tomorrow on the theme: “The State of the
Ghanaian Economy – A Foundation of Concrete or Straw”.
“The change in
venue follows a decision of the managers of the Conference Centre (Ministry of
Foreign Affairs) to deny organizers of the programme the use of the facility -
24 hours to the Public Lecture, despite earlier assurances and two days of
technical meetings and arrangements between the organizers and technical men at
the Centre, which concluded on among others, the Technical set-up for the
event,” officials said.
Former president John Agyekum Kufuor is expected
to chair the event.
All attempts by starrfmonline.com to get reaction
from the Foreign Ministry proved futile. |
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