A Financial Analyst, Sydney Casley Hayford has described intentions by the Bui Power Authority to construct a Bui City resort as a necessary investment.
The Minority in Parliament on Thursday accused the Authority of spending three million dollars on a Golf Park.
The Authority denied the Minority in Parliament’s accusations
Rather, the Authority revealed that it has plans of setting up a Bui City resort but has not received funds for construction yet.
Speaking on Citi FM’s News Analysis Programme, The Big Isssue, Mr. Casley Hayford said the facility will boost economic development and serve as a recreational centre for both foreigners and Ghanaian citizens
“ We need a lot of tennis courts, we need to have a whole academy of football for that area.We need such facilities for economic development,” Mr. Casley Hayford explained.
Speaking on the same platform, the Executive Director of Imani Ghana, Franklin Cudjoe added that the facility will boost Ghana’s Tourism Industry.“Apart from being recreational, I think it is an investment,”Mr. Cudjoe said.
But in a rebuttal,a Legal Practitioner, Yaw Oppong criticised the decision by the Authority, describing it as a waste of resources.
Yaw Oppong questioned the rationale for the intended construction, asking whether it would serve the needs of residents in the area or just the employees of the Authority.
“They [Bui Power Authority] are going to build a Bui City, are they going to construct this Golf Course for those residents or for just the workers …?, ” Lawyer Oppong quizzed.
He further wondered whether the money that will be allocated to the Authority for the construction will serve its purpose or will be used for other purposes.
By: Marian Efe Ansah/citifmonline.com/Ghana