In The Face Of The ‘Big’ Criticisms, Felix Kwakye Ofosu Explains The Controversy Surrounding The Hajj Village

President John Dramani Mahama’s recent sod-cutting ceremony for the building of a permanent Hajj Village in Accra has drawn criticism from Ghanaians.

Since the previous administration had already started building a new Hajj Village, some contend that the sod-cutting event is unnecessary. They argue that President Mahama’s recent event was unnecessary because the project was already moving forward under the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government.

Some Ghanaians believe that the ceremony’s timing is politically motivated, implying that it is an effort to win over the Muslim community in advance of the next elections. This viewpoint is supported by the conviction that the project is not being implemented to meet the pilgrims’ urgent needs, but rather to make political points.

Concerns have been raised regarding the project’s resource distribution, with some individuals wondering if the money would be better spent on other urgent problems the nation faces. This worry is a result of a larger discussion about budgetary prudence and governmental priorities.

Concerns regarding the best use of national resources, possible political intentions, and the project’s apparent redundancy are the main points of contention.

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In response to all of the agitation, Felix Kwakye Ofosu—the Abura Asebu-Kwamankese Constituency MP and Minister in charge of Government Communication disclosed that the Hajj Village is a Ghana Airport check-in terminal building…

He wrote on X:

“FACT: The Hajj Village is primarily an Airport Terminal Building for check in and pilgrim facilitation owned and being built by the Ghana Airport Company. Not a pesewa of tax payers’ money involved”.