Missing site plan stalls $1.5b China-funded trade and recreational project
A $1.5 billion project to build a modern trade and recreational complex has stalled because the site plan for the project cannot be located, the Daily Graphic reports.
According to the newspaper, the $1.5 billion Gold Coast City Project that should have taken off in March this year to convert the 160-acre land between the Independence Square and the Arts Centre in Accra into a modern trade and recreational complex cannot be executed because there are difficulties in locating the site plan.
The Lands Commission the report says cannot locate the site plan which will identify the boundary between the Osu and the Ga Mashie sides of the land.
The initiator of the project Togbe Afede XIV was quoted as saying that the project has been bedevilled with numerous challenges, key among them being the relocation of the numerous offices and structures located on the land.
The commercial project being promoted by the Strategic Initiatives Limited with funding from the Shuguang Group Company Limited, the Guoquiang Construction Company Limited and Gemfy Group all of China includes residential apartments, a five-star hotel, a three-floor shopping mall with ice hockey and ice skating facilities. It would also include a 21-floor World Trade Centre, a four-floor modern school complex, a 15-floor office complex for the Ministry of Tourism and a mini golf club.
Togbe Afede said when the project is completed it will start the modernisation of Accra.
By Emmanuel K. Dogbevi
How will a site plan be missing but hopefully Ghanaians will nationally informed if this current government have loans for themselves that the nation is unaware of. Corruption Corruption. Inthis day in age how will a site plan be missing, with computer databases readily available every where on the globe without missing data and information which can be kept o CD or achieved.
Unless members of NDC feels they are not benefiting from the current plan and as result decided to hide or throw away the plan. This will not happen in Canada or Australia, the USA only in Africa with poverty stricking continent who leaders are short sighted, low self esteem, nip picking artitude.
Development continue to be stagnant because of party’s emotions and interest, self centered not NATION OR CITIZEN first. Is a shame it always have to come to this.