President John Dramani Mahama is being heavily criticised by a section of the public over his recent sod-cutting for the construction of an ultramodern state-of-the-art Hajj Village at Kotoka International Airport in Accra.
Following the backlash, proponents of the government, including the Spokesperson of the President, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, have clarified that no state funds would be used in the construction of the village.
But the critics, including former Auditor-General Daniel Yao Domelevo, are not buying into the explanation, insisting that the construction of the Hajj Village cannot be a priority for the government given the current economic predicament the country finds itself in.
Proponents of the largest opposition party, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), have even accused the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government of being hypocritical because they criticised the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government for the construction of the National Cathedral of Ghana but are now investing in a similar project.
