President Nana Akufo-Addo has disclosed that plans are far advanced for the construction of a theatre for the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi.
The president, who made this known while delivering the 2019 State of the Nation address to Parliament on Thursday also said, a theatre for Eastern region is almost completed.
The construction of these theatres, he noted, is part of several initiatives by the government to give the country’s creative arts sector a facelift.
“We are continuing with initiatives to improve the creative arts sector. We’ve also worked to finalise the Creative Arts Bill leading to the setting up of the Creative Arts Fund,” the president said.
According to him, “for the first time in 2018, government provided support to the Creative Art and creative arts master class to build the capacity of creative arts practitioners.”
“The Eastern regional theatre is being completed and work is currently is ongoing towards the construction of the Kumasi Theatre,” he added.
Supporting Tourism
President Akufo-Addo also revealed that “the World Bank has approved a $40 million grant to support the Tourism Ministry and its agencies to help upgrade tourist facilities.”
