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Mark Okraku Mantey, Deputy Tourism Minister, acknowledged that the lack of funds has caused a delay in the construction of the five amphitheatres promised by the NPP government.
Mr Okraku-Mantey said that the majority of the funding for the construction of these amphitheatres came from the World Bank.
The Deputy Minister made this statement during the Manifesto Debate on Creative Arts on Joy FM.
Nevertheless, he disclosed that the original budget had been used up, causing the project to be finished later than expected.
“The construction center predominantly has a lot to do with budget, because this is funded by the World Bank, and so we’re supposed to get additional funding to finish it has delayed,” Mr Okraku-Mantey said.
The Deputy Minister expanded on the government’s efforts to secure more funding from Parliament for the amphitheatres’ prompt completion.
“The budget increased because of market prices and so it affected how the plan that we had to finish the amphitheater. We’ve made a request for additional funding, it’s in the process, the moment we get it, in the next two weeks I am sure some money should come in, we will go back to site.”
He said that the Minister of Tourism and Culture had gone to Parliament to justify the request for additional funds, affirming that the project is scheduled to be finished by the conclusion of the first quarter of 2025.
“We know we want to finish before December, but for the sake of Parliament, he mentioned quarter one next year,” he added.
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