General News of Wednesday, 17 July 2019Source: classfmonline.com$200m 450-chamber 'not that expensive' – AdeiNDPC Chairan, Prof Stephen AdeiThe Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Professor Stephen Adei, has said the estimated $200 million cost of the botched 450-seat parliamentary chamber is not expensive. Nonetheless, he said the timing for the proposed project was bad and not a priority for the nation. According to him, “In leadership, you should be a model in how you behave; they got it wrong and their fingers have been burnt badly. The 450-seat chamber idea received stern opposition from ordinary Ghanaians, the media, Civil Society Organisations and even some lawmakers. The move has since been shelved.

Source: GhanaWeb July 17, 2019 11:03 UTC