A former Mayor of Accra, Nat Nunoo Amarteifio has stated that it will “be extremely dangerous” for city authorities to venture into the construction of a huge venue for entertainment purposes.
“It is not the responsibility of the city to provide these kind of venues…what you are talking about is best served by the private sector…I think it will be extremely dangerous for the city even to think that they can get involved in this area,” he explained.
Event organizers have for years complained about the non-availability of large venues with the capacity of accommodating over 10,000 patrons.
The biggest venue; the Dome near the Conference Center in Accra which seats an estimated number of 4,000 people has been shut down for renovation following the Weekend Globe’s article on the security and safety hazard the center posed to users.
The recent venue most event organizers are targeting is the 40,000 seater Accra Sports Stadium but concerns have been raised about the inevitable possibility of damaging the grass and other structures at the stadium due to its wrongful use.
With the festive season drawing closer, a lot of events are scheduled to take place between now and January 2014 but due to the absence of large venues, the National Theatre, the Conference Center, the Accra Sports Stadium and probably the Trade Fair Center are about the only large venues expected to host such shows.
In a related development, the Chief Executive Officer of Empire Entertainment, Kwabena Anokye Adisi popularly known as Bola Ray expressed the frustrations he and other event organizers go through before acquiring a venue.
He proposed that private businessmen in Ghana and government should come to an agreement to establish a venue which will cater for the entertainment needs of Ghanaians.
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