{"id":352462,"date":"2017-09-11T15:08:08","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T15:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=352462"},"modified":"2017-11-10T11:58:46","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T11:58:46","slug":"old-parliament-house-demolition-in-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/09\/old-parliament-house-demolition-in-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Parliament House demolition in pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Four years after fire destroyed portions of the Old Parliament House, opposite the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum in Accra, portions of the building have been demolished to pave way for the construction of a new one.<\/p>\n<p>When <strong>citifmonline.com<\/strong> visited the site on Monday, the structure had been flattened, awaiting clearance of the debris.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-352389 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-7.jpg\" alt=\"chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-7\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some scrap dealers were also seen at the site busily collecting iron rods from the debris.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-352394 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-12.jpg\" alt=\"chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-12\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), one of the government agencies that occupies the structure,\u00a0had explained that the facility which was pulled down was the old parliamentary chamber and the adjoining offices that were used by CHRAJ.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-352385 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-3.jpg\" alt=\"chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-3\" width=\"695\" height=\"463\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Commissioner of CHRAJ, Joseph Whittal, defended the action saying although they failed to secure a permit from the Accra Metropolitan Assembly before pulling down the structure, it was necessary for safeguarding the health and safety of the workers of CHRAJ.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-352384 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-2.jpg\" alt=\"chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-2\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>CHRAJ has been accused of usurping\u00a0the authority of the AMA by proceeding to demolish the building without getting the required permit from the AMA.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-352379 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-76.jpg\" alt=\"chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-76\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The demolished building is an old structure that housed the Gold Coast Legislative Assembly from 1951 when Dr Kwame Nkrumah became the leader of Government Business under British rule.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-352378 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-75.jpg\" alt=\"chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-75\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But Joseph Whittal told Bernard Avle on the <strong>Citi Breakfast Show<\/strong> that, \u201csince the burning in 2013, that section has posed a health hazard,&#8221; adding that &#8220;indeed every person who works around those places knows that indeed this is unhealthy because we are breathing in the fumes and all those things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-352375 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-70.jpg\" alt=\"chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-70\" width=\"663\" height=\"442\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe part that is burnt is beyond recovery and so since 2013, we have made efforts to have this taken out. We have informed the AMA, unfortunately, we\u2019ve not had funds, it is only this year that we had funds from the central government to demolish and reconstruct the old Chamber and the adjoining offices,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_352371\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-352371\" style=\"width: 626px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-352371\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-60.jpg\" alt=\"Front view of the Old Parliament House\" width=\"626\" height=\"417\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-352371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Front view of the Old Parliament House<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-352392 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-10.jpg\" alt=\"chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-10\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-352400 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-18.jpg\" alt=\"chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-18\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-352407 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-24.jpg\" alt=\"chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-24\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-352403 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-21.jpg\" alt=\"chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-21\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-352413 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-35.jpg\" alt=\"chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-35\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-352412 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-34.jpg\" alt=\"chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-34\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-352424 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-49.jpg\" alt=\"chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-49\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-352423 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-46.jpg\" alt=\"chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-46\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-352422 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-45.jpg\" alt=\"chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-45\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-352421 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-44.jpg\" alt=\"chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-44\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-352429 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-54.jpg\" alt=\"chraj-demolished-office-or-old-parliament-54\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" 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