New parliament house ‘does not make sense’ – Franklin Cudjoe

More criticisms continue to greet plans to build a plush 450-seater parliament.

Founder of a civil society group IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, says it is shuddering to think that Members of Parliament (MPs), paid than the average Ghanaian, would want another chamber.

“Your bills are actually costing us as a nation,” he said on JoyFM’s Super Morning Show Tuesday.

Cost of the new parliament remains undisclosed. What is known is that the new Parliamentary complex will now have a chapel, a mosque, gardens and a chamber with the capacity to seat 450 MPs.

The present chamber will be converted into a conference room, designs by architect, Sir David Adjaye have confirmed.

Expect more….

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