Member of Parliament for New Edubiase, Abdul Salam Adams, has criticised the government’s failure to build the New Edubiase Sports Stadium.
According to the MP, despite the provision of around GH4 million for the project, which was expected to boost athletic activities in the region when finished, the facility has been abandoned for the past six years.
During a news conference in Parliament, the MP claimed that the situation has impacted the viability of the New Edubiase United Football Club in the Ghana Premier League.
“The project has been there, and it has been the same for six years. It beats our imagination that GH¢4 million has been sunk into a project like that. The project will be so valuable to the Adansi enclave because there is no such facility there despite the talents there. It even affected the ability of the New Edubiase club to maintain its status in the premiership.”
Nonetheless, Sports Minister Mustapha Ussif has stated that the project would be finished. He stated that it will be packed and given to a different contractor.
“The project started smoothly but run into challenges and has remained the same for a couple of years. The project faced engineering challenges and was redesigned and repackaged. The contractor started in earnest but abandoned it for the past two years. All attempts to ensure that the contractor returns to the site failed. We have no option but to cancel the contract, but it will be repackaged and re-awarded.”
