Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park Cashing Out, Monthly Revenue Rises From GH¢3k To GH¢1.1 Million
- The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park has increased its monthly revenues to GH¢1.1 million
- The Minister of Tourism and Creative Arts said the park was making GH¢3,000 per month initially
- The park officially reopened commercially on July 11, 2023, after being commissioned by President Akufo-Addo
The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park has been raking in monthly revenues of GH¢1.1 million following its rehabilitation.
Before its massive facelift, the park was generating GH¢3,000 per month, according to the government.
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The workforce at the park also rose by 50 workers, according to Dr Ibrahim Awal, the Minister of Tourism and Creative Arts.
The minister gave the updates at the inaugural Ghana Mutual Prosperity Dialogues on November 2, 2023.
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Awal also said the national museum, which previously generated GH¢25,000 a month, now rakes in GH¢350,000.
The park officially reopened commercially on July 11, 2023, after being commissioned by President Akufo-Addo.
Ghanaian adults pay GH¢25 to enter the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, while tertiary students pay GH¢5.
Non-Ghanaian adults are charged GH¢100 for entry into the park that used to be called the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum.
The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park management has said the charges are to help maintain the park.
Features of the park
The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial new park now has a presidential library, a refurbished mausoleum, a mini amphitheatre, a restaurant, a new audiovisual fountain and a gift shop, among others.
The park pays tribute to Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first president and one of its historical political figures.
It was closed to the public for almost one year for redevelopment after Ghana secured a loan from the World Bank.
The designer behind the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park
YEN.com.gh has reported that the architect behind the new Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park is a Ghanaian.
Bethel Kofi Mamphey, 29, has gained recognition for his leading role in the refurbishment of the park.
Ghanaians have lauded Bethel's creative choices in the design of the facility.
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