Photos of $14 million vice president's house
The vice-President's official residence, which is under construction at Cantonments in Accra, has been in the news lately following a stinging criticism of the building's cost by Vice-president Mahamudu Bawumia.
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Bawumia told a forum in Accra recently that was shocked when he heard that the Mahama administration had budgeted $13.9 million to construct the building.
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Blaming sole sourcing of the house's contract for what he called its exorbitant price, Bawumia angrily questioned whether the house was going to be made of gold.
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"Can you believe in Ghana we are building a house to house our vice president and this house is supposed to cost US$13.9million? I mean what sort of house is this supposed to be? I mean is the gate made of gold, the pavement of gold, the blocks of gold?” he said.
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However, officials of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have denied that $13.9 million was budgeted for the house.
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NDC General Secretary Asiedu Nketia said only $3.5 million was budgeted for the house.
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Source: YEN.com.gh