Next NDC government will build National Theatre in Kumasi - Mahama

The presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has assured that if successful at this year’s election, he will rehabilitate the National Theatre in Accra and build another one in Kumasi to support content creators in the region.

Speaking at a meeting with a section of stakeholders in the creative industry in Kumasi on Tuesday, Mr. Mahama noted that the party made the promise in its 2020 manifesto and will ensure that it is fulfilled by the next NDC government.

“In our 2020 manifesto, we promised to build Ghana’s second national theatre in Kumasi. We have not reneged on our promise and we are repeating that if we come into power, we will build our second theatre in Kumasi,” he said. 

John Mahama lamented the poor state of National Theatre in Accra and revealed that plan also includes modernizing the Theatre with state-of-the-art equipment to serve as a creative hub for artists nationwide.

“National Film theatre since the Chinese helped us to build under Rawlings’s time till now, it has not been rehabilitated.

“A lot of things are in bad shape at the theatre. The curtains cannot be drawn, the stage is in bad shape and so it is time for us to rehabilitate the building so it can help the creative industry, he said. (Related article: Mahama calls on Kumasi creatives to support 'Reset Ghana' agenda)

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