A private legal practitioner, Austin Kwabena Brako-Powers, has cautioned President John Dramani Mahama to tread cautiously in his involvement of the State in religious practices in the country.
He explained that the "government has no business whatsoever financing" the construction of the Hajj Village because doing so would amount to the State's involvement in religious practices.
In a Facebook post on March 2, 2025, the lawyer said President Mahama should not misconstrue his "overwhelming endorsement" at the 2024 Presidential election as a blank cheque to do "whatever he wants." President Mahama cut the sod for the construction of a permanent Hajj Village in Accra to facilitate a smooth pilgrimage on February 28, 2025.
The Hajj Village, designed as a smaller version of Kotoka International Airport's Terminal 3, will serve as a central processing point for pilgrims and is fitted with many facilities.
