{"id":58846,"date":"2022-12-20T16:49:28","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T16:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=58846"},"modified":"2022-12-20T16:54:22","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T16:54:22","slug":"minority-wins-vote-to-reject-gh%c2%a280m-budget-for-national-cathedral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=58846","title":{"rendered":"Minority wins vote to reject GH\u00a280m budget for National Cathedral"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The Minority members on the Trade, Industry and Tourism Committee of Parliament have won by a majority decision to reject the GH\u00a280 million additional budgetary allocation for the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture for the National Cathedral of Ghana.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The allocation was contained in the Appropriations Bill of the 2023 fiscal policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Ranking Member on the Committee Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, officials of the Ministry failed to convince them about the allocation and also account for the over GH\u00a2300 million already spent on the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said officials of the Ministry of Finance could also not give ample reason for the allocation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minority members on the Committee, therefore, called for voting to decide the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of the time of voting, they were more than the Majority members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minority, therefore, won by an 11-10 majority votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nonetheless, the other allocations of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture were approved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe asked for a vote and I think today God was on the people of Ghana\u2019s side. We voted and we were in the majority.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Member of Parliament for Ellembelle Constituency, however, expressed concerns that the Majority may use their numbers to overturn this decision when it gets to the plenary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For now, he assured, Ghanaians should be content that no more funds will be pumped into the controversial project from the government coffers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEND A STORY:<\/strong>&nbsp;Do you have a story for us or need a promotion \/ advertisement? Submit them via our email&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"mailto:dannyboy744@gmail.com\">dannyboy744@gmail.com<\/a>&nbsp;and via on +233 266777777<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minority members on the Trade, Industry and Tourism Committee of Parliament have won by a majority decision to reject the GH\u00a280 million additional budgetary allocation for the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture for the National Cathedral of Ghana. 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