HAS THE CHAMBER REALLY BEEN DROPPED?
Ghana's Parliament has formally decided not to proceed with the proposed $200 million New Chamber construction. This happened after the revelation of the plan to construct a new chamber was met with wide public opposition. The hashtag #Dropthatchamber trended in Ghana within days after Ghanaians learnt of the plan by the Parliamentary Service Bard. The members of the public were of the view, and rightly so, that $200m could be used to solve the many challenges in our nation, from health, through education and roads. So on Monday 8 th July, 2019 when it became clear that parliament has officially dropped that chamber, many were and have been excited about the victory. But is it really an everlasting victory? Well, I am not optimistic that the suspension of this project is a permanent one. It is a matter which will come back to us again sooner or later. In the words of Bob Marley "He who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day". My fear is that, when ...