Describing these concerns as "ridiculous," Dr Aryee spoke candidly during a symposium on Monday, 14 October, held in collaboration with TD Jakes' Divinity School.
Amid public worries about the project's halted progress and its potential impact on staff wages, Dr Aryee stated, "If a project is on hold, it doesn't mean that people are not working to keep it going.
I'm surprised, I don't even want to comment on it, as ridiculous as this.
No, I won't comment." She further questioned the reasoning behind the criticism, saying, "So you establish an organisation, the organisation should stop because you don't have money to continue a certain aspect of the organisation?